The live-in caretaker of an 84-year-old Huntington Beach woman allegedly took out fraudulent loans in her name, bilking the older woman out of about $200,000 and putting the woman’s home in danger of foreclosure, authorities said Tuesday. Cindi Dee Powell, 54, has been charged with financial elder abuse, grand theft, identity theft, vehicle theft, fraud, […]

The background screening  is an important part of the hiring process – it helps potential employers find out information about the potential employee that they may not find out during the job interview.  There are many things that may be included in a background screening – this blog post will cover some of the things that are commonly […]

It was a story in the New York Times. It told of a 67-year-old woman who had worked in accounts payable for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York for eight years. And during seven years of her tenure she embezzled over $1 million by writing checks for things such as office supplies and utility bills. In total, […]

Born in New Jersey, Charles Cullen was the youngest of eight children. By all accounts, he had a difficult life, losing his father when he was a mere seven months old and attempting suicide nearly two dozen times. Eventually he became a nurse who, over a 16-year period, used lethal drug injections to kill 35 […]

One of the biggest problems with the term “background check” is the definition. There are so many potential components depending on the type of information an employer seeks as well as what is useable under the law. First, it’s important to understand a background check is generally considered an investigative tool to determine the identity […]

You’ve spent years in management or owning your own business and interviewed hundreds of potential new employees. Your gut reaction has led you to hire many great people over the years with a few exceptions. One or two had to be let go for poor performance, another lied about having a college degree. And, oh […]