COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS LLC
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| DUE DILIGENCE: UNTIL METH DO US PART |
DATE: JANUARY 2006
We meet up this month with Mr. Due Diligence as he finds himself attempting to “get
his old job back.” So where has Due been? “Family Issues?” That’s broad enough
to cover any gap of employment, right? The bigger the gap, the bigger the issue?
And you don’t want to pry, its personal. Your personnel's problems are personal
even when they are your personnel, right?
Due left the administrative offices of Quick Fix Hospital just about two months ago.
Due had worked for the hospital for three years. Two years ago they implemented
background investigations into their hiring process. The policy stated that
background investigations must be run on all new hires. This includes returning
employees. Although there were no known serious problems with Due’s
performance and he gave two weeks notice before leaving, HR stuck to its policy
when Due applied to return to his old position.
Human Resources did have some concerns regarding Due’s recent performance. He
had missed work because of headaches and seemed to be more stressed. He had
increased anxiety and always seemed to be picking at his face. He also had lost a
significant amount of weight. These are all symptoms of using Methamphetamines.
Methamphetamines in a legal form are prescribed by physicians to treat ADD and
obesity. Some legal forms are used to make illicit street Meth.
Due also hung around Five Finger Pharmacy which was located in Quick Fix
Hospital. One of Due’s friends who worked at the Pharmacy was a technician named
Crystal Glass. Due always referred to her as the “Glass Chef.”
Despite these concerns, HR accepted Due’s application to return and requested that
COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS perform an employment BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION on him. Upon reviewing the results of Due’s BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION, it was revealed that Due spent the last 60 days in jail as part of his
sentence for a controlled substance conviction. It also revealed that Due had other
prior convictions, which may have prevented him from being hired three years ago,
if the hospital had a BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS policy at that time.
CI’s BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS report on Due included:
Due’s recent controlled substance conviction was in a NY county in which he never
resided according to his SSN & Address Verification. Because the NY Statewide
Search includes all NY counties, the conviction was uncovered. However, it was
only discovered because CI ran a second statewide under an alias (Bad Diligence)
found on the SSN & Address Verification. The NY Statewide Search is based on an
exact name and date of birth match. Thus it was important to run all aliases for a
complete criminal history.
Looks like Due might have to “tweak” his employment search. We’re pretty sure he
will cook something up.
TO BE CONTINUED……...
his old job back.” So where has Due been? “Family Issues?” That’s broad enough
to cover any gap of employment, right? The bigger the gap, the bigger the issue?
And you don’t want to pry, its personal. Your personnel's problems are personal
even when they are your personnel, right?
Due left the administrative offices of Quick Fix Hospital just about two months ago.
Due had worked for the hospital for three years. Two years ago they implemented
background investigations into their hiring process. The policy stated that
background investigations must be run on all new hires. This includes returning
employees. Although there were no known serious problems with Due’s
performance and he gave two weeks notice before leaving, HR stuck to its policy
when Due applied to return to his old position.
Human Resources did have some concerns regarding Due’s recent performance. He
had missed work because of headaches and seemed to be more stressed. He had
increased anxiety and always seemed to be picking at his face. He also had lost a
significant amount of weight. These are all symptoms of using Methamphetamines.
Methamphetamines in a legal form are prescribed by physicians to treat ADD and
obesity. Some legal forms are used to make illicit street Meth.
Due also hung around Five Finger Pharmacy which was located in Quick Fix
Hospital. One of Due’s friends who worked at the Pharmacy was a technician named
Crystal Glass. Due always referred to her as the “Glass Chef.”
Despite these concerns, HR accepted Due’s application to return and requested that
COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS perform an employment BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION on him. Upon reviewing the results of Due’s BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION, it was revealed that Due spent the last 60 days in jail as part of his
sentence for a controlled substance conviction. It also revealed that Due had other
prior convictions, which may have prevented him from being hired three years ago,
if the hospital had a BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS policy at that time.
CI’s BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS report on Due included:
- a SSN & Address Verification, and
- a 7 Year Criminal History—all names, all jurisdictions, felonies & misdemeanors
(See COMPLIANCE CORNER & INQUIRY SPOTLIGHT, Page 3).
Due’s recent controlled substance conviction was in a NY county in which he never
resided according to his SSN & Address Verification. Because the NY Statewide
Search includes all NY counties, the conviction was uncovered. However, it was
only discovered because CI ran a second statewide under an alias (Bad Diligence)
found on the SSN & Address Verification. The NY Statewide Search is based on an
exact name and date of birth match. Thus it was important to run all aliases for a
complete criminal history.
Looks like Due might have to “tweak” his employment search. We’re pretty sure he
will cook something up.
TO BE CONTINUED……...