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Every day companies large and small introduce dangerous felons into unsuspecting
consumers lives. Some are just ignorant to the dangers, others claim to do criminal
background checks and don’t. Although criminal background checking is not fool proof
and there are bad people who have not yet offended or been caught, most if not all
of the crimes below could have been prevented with pre-employment criminal background
checks.
Douglas County, Nebraska
Woman raped in her home by a delivery driver for a large national pizza franchise.
When he applied for the job he had been in prison 16 times and had a history of
sexual assault. He is now serving 25-30 years. No background check.
Alamo, California
A plastic surgeon was murdered by ex-convict and an accomplice while working as
a delivery man for an auction house. His first conviction – for firearms offenses
– was when he was 17. He was also a gang member. No background check.
Norcross, Georgia
Woman murdered by the apartment complex maintenance man and convicted rapist. His
criminal record, spanning almost 20 years, included armed robbery, burglary, robbery
by force and credit card fraud. At the time that he was hired by the apartment complex,
there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest on theft check charges. He is sentenced
to life in prison for murder. No background check.
Kansas City, Missouri
80 year old beaten to death in her home by an ex convict working as a plumber. He
had spent the last 25 years in prison for various violent felonies including aggravated
robbery, burglary, assault and kidnapping. No background check.
Alameda, California
A pediatrician was robbed and stabbed to death in her home by a Carpet Cleaner.
When hired by a large carpet cleaning company, he was on parole following a 12-year
prison sentence for armed robbery. He had multiple robbery convictions dating back
more than 30 years. He was convicted for life without parole. No background check.
Alameda, California
A minister’s wife, was raped and stabbed to death in the rectory by carpet cleaner.
He had two previous felony convictions. No background check.
Kenton County, Kentucky
A woman was strangled to death by an employee of a carpet and upholstery cleaning
company. After killing the woman, he used her debit cards to withdraw money from
her bank accounts. He had several convictions in Kentucky and Indiana for theft,
burglary, receiving stolen money by fraud, and assaulting a prison guard prior to
being hired. No background check.
Texas
Jane Doe 2. A vacuum cleaner manufacturer, was found liable as one its distributors
hired a door-to-door salesperson with a criminal record who raped a female customer
in her home. No background check.
Dallas County, Texas
A company was found liable when the brother of the apartment’s assistant manager
killed a female tenant. The assistant manager had a criminal record. No background
check.
Florida
Two students murdered by an employee of a Carpet Drying and Cleaning Co., while
cleaning a carpet in their home. Employee had prior arrest for drugs, carrying a
concealed weapon and resisting arrest with violence. No background check.
Maryland
Jane Doe 3, sexually assaulted in her home by man who had a long criminal record
when he started cleaning carpets for a large national home services company. No
background check.
Woman sued a maker of vacuum cleaners, after a salesman sexually assaulted her in
her home. Hired by an independent distributor, he was on probation at the time for
indecency with a child. No background check.
Pennsylvania
Jane Doe 4, raped in her home by convicted felon working as a meter reader. No background
check.
Boston, Massachusetts
A 77 year-old grandmother and her 32 year-old quadriplegic grandson were murdered
by a home health care aide. When hired, he had six larceny-related convictions.
He had been stealing and murdered them to cover up the thefts. No background check.
Tallahassee, Florida
A woman was violently attacked by a deliveryman employed by a Furniture store. He
was a convicted criminal with a history of mental illness. No background check