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investigative screening
How much do you actually know about the people who manage the companies that you trust with your business or money? Are they who you believe them to be? Investigative screening is typically used to verify the personal data and backgrounds of the top-level executives. The subjects could be the C-level officers at a business you buy from or sell to; a financial service or investment company that handles your accounts; or the firms you rely on for legal, accounting and realty services. Nationwide Screening Services provides two levels of investigative service: Investigative Screening and the more in-depth Investigative Search.
The reputation of a business is based on its past; its future is determined by the people who run it today. Verifying their reputations and histories makes good business sense.
Investigative Screening
- Criminal Records
- State: We will search for criminal information in the statewide criminal records repository in the state requested. Searches are per name checked unless otherwise noted. Availability of historical records by court. Repositories limit results to convictions and/or serious felonies.
Federal: We will check for Criminal Records matching your applicant's name in the federal courts located within the state requested. Searches are per court and per name checked unless otherwise noted.
Criminal Records Check: We will search for criminal information in the primary criminal court in the jurisdiction(s) requested. Searches are per court and per name checked unless otherwise noted. Availability of historical records will vary by court, but will include a minimum of 7 years.
National CrimeNet Criminal Check: We review electronic criminal records from 50 States. Data sources vary by state but may include state and county court dockets, incarceration records, and arrest records. Searches are per name checked.
- State: We will search for criminal information in the statewide criminal records repository in the state requested. Searches are per name checked unless otherwise noted. Availability of historical records by court. Repositories limit results to convictions and/or serious felonies.
- Patriot Act Search
- We will verify that your applicant's name does not appear on barred lists associated with the Patriot Act and national security. Our search includes over 17 sources including OFAC, FBI's Most Wanted Persons, and various terrorist watch lists.
- Nationwide Sex Offender Check
- We will provide a nationwide search of sex offender records in all 50 states plus D.C. Records shielded from public disclosure will not be accessible.
- Civil Court Records
- A search of civil court records is performed for each of the previous addresses that were identified. This is over a specified time period, the default term being 10 years.
- Federal Court Records
- A search of federal court records is performed in each state that the subject has lived. This is over a specified time period, the default term being 10 years.
- National CrimeNet Check
- We review electronic criminal records from 50 States. Data sources vary by state but may include state and county court dockets, incarceration records, and arrest records.
- Bankruptcies, Liens, and Judgments
- We search public record databases to identify any past or current financial problems or burdens. This includes the existence of both state and federal tax liens.
- Education History Verification
- We will confirm degrees or certificates claimed by your applicant and check the accreditation of the issuing body.
- Employment History Verification
- We will confirm dates of employment, title, and eligibility for rehire.
- Social Security Validation
- We will review credit records to establish a match between the social security number and the applicant's name. This search also reveals historical addresses used by the applicant.
Investigative Search
An investigative search includes all of checks included in an investigative screening, but probes more deeply into all relevant aspects of the subject’s life. These additional areas of investigation include:
- Officer & Director/Corporate Status (Nationwide)
- Nationwide Database (Judgments, Bankruptcy, Tax Liens)
- Professional Licensing
- Regulatory Licensing and Violations (SEC, FINRA, NFA, & State Securities Board)
- Sanctions (Various)
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Full Education & Employment Verification
- Personal & Business Addresses • Local & National Publications
- Credit Report Summary (requires executed release and consent)
- Determine current personal and business addresses
- Search for business interests the subject may have under an assumed name or alter ego
- Develop additional references not provided by the subject
- Discreet investigations to determine other business interests and hobbies
- Investigations to determine character and reputation within relevant industries
- Discreet investigations to determine current lifestyle
- Divorce Records
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Investigations into unreported liabilities relative to the subject’s financial statement
- investigations to determine other sources of income
- Personal interview the subject, as well as supplied references (optional)
