by Desiree Bryant
10/28/2008 5:30:00 PM
Pastor Pleads Guilty to Stealing 200K from Church…
Churches and all other nonprofit organizations need to take a closer look at the risks of hiring pastors, volunteers or anyone without conducting background checks. In a recent case reported by Cleveland’s Newsnet5, a pastor took money from a fund for the poor, stole another church member’s identity, and took out loans against the church’s assets. This man, Donald Robinson, had already served time in a fe...
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by Desiree Bryant
10/28/2008 5:10:00 PM
As identity theft becomes an escalating risk for Americans, we find that the Oakland Mayor’s office failed to conduct a background check on an intern who turned out to be a known embezzler (SF Gate report here). Patricia Williams allegedly stole the bank account information of 100 donors to their Holiday Toy Drive, stole the identity of a co-worker, and charged over $10,000 on stolen account information.
In a world where private information is so easily obtained and used fo...
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by Desiree Bryant
10/28/2008 2:24:00 PM
An article in the Denver Post warns college graduates about the risks of embellishing resumes during the economic downturn. It’s true that the job market is more competitive than ever, the country is experiencing a serious economic crisis, and many companies are laying off or going through acquisitions. To put it lightly, it’s a tough road ahead for anyone seeking employment. However, falsifying your resume is not the answer.
Most employers conduct background checks tod...
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by Desiree Bryant
10/14/2008 5:08:00 PM
In an era of data breaches and a trend in stolen identity crime rings, it seems no one is secure. A story published today in ConsumerAffairs.com brings the reality of identity theft home to one woman, Suzanne Finch, who has been struggling for over a year to determine the source of a data breach that has altered her life dramatically.
Finch found that a data breach into Citibank’s servers may have been the cause of her personal information being used to open acco...
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