Reduced Liability
Is public trust a major factor in the public’s perception of you and your business? Imagine the embarrassment and liability of placing an employee in a situation of public trust and later learning that employee has committed a crime against one of your customers because you did not require a fingerprint background check. The difference between a standard background check and a fingerprint background check is that with fingerprinting you get national results from the FBI database.
Do you hire people who hold critical public positions ?
- Baby Sitters

- Bank and Financial Personnel
- Bus and Truck Drivers
- Carpet Cleaners
- Day Care Workers
- Door to Door Sales
- Exterminators
- Food and Merchandise Delivery Drivers
- Handyman Services
- Hospital Workers
- Hospitality Workers
- Insurance Agents
- Lawn Care
- Movers
- Nursing Home Workers
- Painters
- Plumbers
- Pool Maintenance Workers
- Real Estate Agents
- School Teachers
- Secure Facilities
- Security Services
If so, consider some of these real life reports as featured on ABCnews.com
- In Kansas City, ex-convict Wesley Purkey was working as a plumber when he beat an 80 year old woman to death
- In California, ex-convict Mesa Kasem worked as a deliveryman for an auction house when he and an accomplice murdered one of the clients.
- In Pennsylvania, convicted felon John Cramer was working as a meter-reader when he raped a woman in her home.
- John Nadly, a twice convicted felon in Almeda, CA stabbed the wife of a church minister to death after coming to clean their carpets.
- Domino’s Pizza settled a lawsuit with a Nebraska woman who was raped by David Taitte, a pizza deliveryman.
- Sears Roebuck and Co. settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount with a Maryland woman who was assaulted in her home by one of its carpet cleaners.
- Krisit Reade successfully sued the Kirby Company, which makes vacuum cleaners, after a salesman sexually assaulted her. The assailant was on probation for indecency with a child.
On the ABC 20/20 News telecast it was reported that several prominent companies, Sears, Domino’s Pizza, and Kirby Vacuum — just to name a few, could have saved themselves millions of dollars in criminal actions and lawsuits had they conducted a background check through the FBI before hiring.
Fingerprint background checks are the only way to verify that the applicant has made a full disclosure.
Electronic Fingerprinting, Inc., offers quick Electronic Fingerprint results from the FBI. You don’t have to wait for weeks to get results. In most cases, you can have results from the FBI within 24-72 hours. It has many advantages, e.g., speed, no mess, and reduced error rate.
Be in compliance require Fingerprinting before you hire!