| MR. DUE DILIGENCE |
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| DUE DILIGENCE: CLEANING OR JUST MAKING A METH? |
DATE: MAY 2006
This month Due Diligence begins his new job with Clean Sweep. Clean Sweep is the cleaning
with Clean Sweep for significantly less compensation than he was receiving at his former
administrative position with Quick Fix Hospital.
Because Quick Fix Hospital is Clean Sweep’s client, Due now has after hours, unsupervised
access to the hospital. This is the same hospital that refused to re-hire him after a
background investigation revealed a conviction for possession of a controlled substance.
The hospital requires its vendors who have access to their facilities to conduct background
checks. However, there is no specifications as to the depth of the screening, and Due was
hired as his “national criminal database” search did not reveal the conviction that was found by
CI through the complete background investigation process utilized by the hospital.
Between jail time and employment, Due had spent a good deal of his time “Smurfing.” In other
words, Due would go from store to store buying the two pack minimum of cough medications
containing pseudophedrine. Many convenience stores and grocery stores no longer carry the
common cold medications used in meth production. Some states only allow pharmacies to
distribute these once common cold medications, even requiring photo ID and keeping personal
information on file. Due is familiar enough with the hospital and on site pharmacy to avoid
such inconvenience.
Meth has become such an issue for law enforcement that some states have considered
implementing registries for convicted Meth cooks. Tennessee is one state which has
implemented such a registry, which operates much like a sex-offender registry. Under the
Meth-Free Tennessee Act of 2005, healthcare professionals are required to report burns and
other injuries resulting from meth lab explosions.
State legislation in NY has defined new crimes and penalties associated with meth production.
A second offense for criminal possession of meth related substances with the intent to
manufacture is a felony. Due Diligence was convicted of possession of a controlled substance
in Albany County, his second drug related conviction.
Clean Sweep’s background investigations policy included only an online instant database
check which provided inconclusive results. Quick Fix hospital should have detailed specifically
the depth of criminal screenings they expect from their vendors. Aside from a criminal inquiry,
an EMPLOYMENT CREDIT REPORT would have also revealed some interesting facts about
Due’s career path.
We noted that Due’s new position is for significantly less compensation than his prior position.
An EMPLOYMENT CREDIT REPORT would have revealed that Due’s monthly obligations far
exceed his income at Clean Sweep. This inquiry would have raised questions about Due’s
intentions working for Clean Sweep and how he is able to meet his monthly financial
obligations. While Due needs cold medication to cook meth, he is also interested in anything
he has access to with street value.
Because of Due’s drug addiction and potential for violent reactions, Clean Sweep has put the
hospital’s patients, visitors and employees at risk. By not having a more comprehensive
background investigations policy, Clean Sweep now also risks losing their largest account.
When implementing a background investigations policy, it’s important to consider a variety of
inquiries and the depth of those inquiries. It is also important to require vendors to conduct
background investigations and specify the minimum requirements for those investigations.
Clean Sweep has put their largest account at risk despite the fact that a more complete
investigation would have cost less than what they pay Due to work just one day.
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
NOT ALL BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE CREATED EQUAL
with Clean Sweep for significantly less compensation than he was receiving at his former
administrative position with Quick Fix Hospital.
Because Quick Fix Hospital is Clean Sweep’s client, Due now has after hours, unsupervised
access to the hospital. This is the same hospital that refused to re-hire him after a
background investigation revealed a conviction for possession of a controlled substance.
The hospital requires its vendors who have access to their facilities to conduct background
checks. However, there is no specifications as to the depth of the screening, and Due was
hired as his “national criminal database” search did not reveal the conviction that was found by
CI through the complete background investigation process utilized by the hospital.
Between jail time and employment, Due had spent a good deal of his time “Smurfing.” In other
words, Due would go from store to store buying the two pack minimum of cough medications
containing pseudophedrine. Many convenience stores and grocery stores no longer carry the
common cold medications used in meth production. Some states only allow pharmacies to
distribute these once common cold medications, even requiring photo ID and keeping personal
information on file. Due is familiar enough with the hospital and on site pharmacy to avoid
such inconvenience.
Meth has become such an issue for law enforcement that some states have considered
implementing registries for convicted Meth cooks. Tennessee is one state which has
implemented such a registry, which operates much like a sex-offender registry. Under the
Meth-Free Tennessee Act of 2005, healthcare professionals are required to report burns and
other injuries resulting from meth lab explosions.
State legislation in NY has defined new crimes and penalties associated with meth production.
A second offense for criminal possession of meth related substances with the intent to
manufacture is a felony. Due Diligence was convicted of possession of a controlled substance
in Albany County, his second drug related conviction.
Clean Sweep’s background investigations policy included only an online instant database
check which provided inconclusive results. Quick Fix hospital should have detailed specifically
the depth of criminal screenings they expect from their vendors. Aside from a criminal inquiry,
an EMPLOYMENT CREDIT REPORT would have also revealed some interesting facts about
Due’s career path.
We noted that Due’s new position is for significantly less compensation than his prior position.
An EMPLOYMENT CREDIT REPORT would have revealed that Due’s monthly obligations far
exceed his income at Clean Sweep. This inquiry would have raised questions about Due’s
intentions working for Clean Sweep and how he is able to meet his monthly financial
obligations. While Due needs cold medication to cook meth, he is also interested in anything
he has access to with street value.
Because of Due’s drug addiction and potential for violent reactions, Clean Sweep has put the
hospital’s patients, visitors and employees at risk. By not having a more comprehensive
background investigations policy, Clean Sweep now also risks losing their largest account.
When implementing a background investigations policy, it’s important to consider a variety of
inquiries and the depth of those inquiries. It is also important to require vendors to conduct
background investigations and specify the minimum requirements for those investigations.
Clean Sweep has put their largest account at risk despite the fact that a more complete
investigation would have cost less than what they pay Due to work just one day.
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
NOT ALL BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE CREATED EQUAL
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