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Saviolo

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1. This is a huge problem, currently

Reply to shockedcanadian (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 10:45 AM

Jul 2014

People can have things show up on police reports that they didn't even know about. Crimes they weren't charged for, of even childhood associations with people that committed crimes as adults, regardless of how long you've been out of contact with that person. These background checks are involved in processes like adoption, jobs, leases, business loans...

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