Social Media’s Role in the Due Diligence Process
Thursday, 30 June 2022
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Social Media’s Role in the Due Diligence Process Author: Andrew Hesner June 2022 Data from the Pew Research Center shows that as of 2021, more than 80% of U.S. adults, aged 18 to 49, have at least one social media profile. In fact, there were more than 2.85 billion monthly active users on Facebook in
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Public Records in a Digital Age – The Right to Know versus the Right to Privacy
Monday, 07 March 2022
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Public Records in a Digital Age – The Right to Know versus the Right to Privacy Author: Andrew Hesner March 2022 Over the past several years, courts throughout the United States have been redacting dates of birth and other Personal Identifiable Information (“PII”) from publicly accessible online criminal records. While this was mainly implemented to
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Series: Employment Background Checks: Industry Standards – The 7-Year Rules
Thursday, 25 February 2021
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Series: Employment Background Checks – A Closer Look Topic #1 – Industry Standards – The 7-Year Rules Author: Robert Perez In looking closer at employment background checks, it is important to know there are industry standards…guidelines that are generally followed and accepted in the community of like-minded professionals. Perhaps the most prominent of these in the
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Introduction to Docket Research
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
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Introduction to Docket Research Author: Sarah Morris 2021 Did you know that access to state court records varies widely based on jurisdiction? While all dockets are a record of the proceedings of a court case, they vary across jurisdictions in the type of information recorded, the level of detail included, and their availability to the
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Investment Due Diligence – Are divorce records important?
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
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Authors: Tina Thomas & Jody Squires 2020 Your company’s partners have found investors, you have raised capital, you have generated transaction leads, and now you have a potential deal. Maybe you have gone so far as to do some initial research into the company’s principals. Now what? Now it is time conduct a consented comprehensive due diligence investigation. Investigators
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Will you be one step ahead of your defaulting debtors or two steps behind?
Thursday, 30 April 2020
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Author: Tina Thomas 2020 While we are trying to figure out what the new normal is for us and our businesses, Debtors still owe their Creditors (your clients) money. How do you help your clients find the money when Debtors are defaulting? Is this the right time to be investigating a Debtor’s financial viability? At this time,
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How about a little salt for those wounds? No thanks, we’ve had enough.
Thursday, 09 April 2020
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As if COVID-19 hasn’t already caused us enough stress and anxiety with concerns about our health, jobs, money and the future, now comes the next dose – fraudsters and scammers ramping up to take advantage and serve us more pain and aggravation. Just this morning, I read about a CBD oil manufacturer claiming its products
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Investigative Trends Amid COVID-19
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
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Investigative Trends Amid COVID-19 March 2020 Author: Joe S. Bettner As we continue through these uncertain and unprecedented times, now more than ever is it important for each and every individual to do their part in helping contribute to the overall health and safety of the world. For many of us this also means continuing to
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The Fraud Triangle Model: A Theory on Who Commits Fraud and Why
Monday, 27 January 2020
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Have you ever considered what kind of people commit fraud, and why? Research has revealed certain behavioral traits that are common among most people who commit fraud, such as living beyond their means, financial difficulties, entitlement, and belief of inadequate pay from their employer. The surprising fact is that these individuals are not typically career criminals,
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Background Checks: Potential FCRA Updates Heading Our Way
Friday, 03 May 2019
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May 2019 The House of Representatives is reviewing a reform bill that may lead to significant changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as reported by the Consumer Data Industry Association earlier this month. These changes will directly affect how consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) like Subrosa report information in our employment background checks. Most notably
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