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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
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 . . .
SHATTERED “PIPE” DREAM & A CLEAN SLATE
back.” So where has Due been? “Family Issues?” That’s broad enough to cover any gap of
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 . . .
SHATTERED “PIPE” DREAM & A CLEAN SLATE
COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS LLC
