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Driving record monitoring

Ongoing monitoring of driving records can help employers avoid risk and improve driver safety. Learn about the benefits of adding Verified Credentials' newest solution to your screening strategy.

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Learn the latest trends in employment background checks. This report uses real-life usage data to uncover how employers are screening across industries.

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Verified Credentials is a leading background screening company. Since 1984, we’ve helped validate and secure relationships through the use of our comprehensive screening solutions. We offer a wide variety of background checks, verifications, and innovative screening tools.

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Our accreditation confirms that our policies, processes, and employee training meet rigorous industry compliance standards.

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National Federal Criminal Search

The National Federal Criminal Search uncovers federal crime case information from all 94 Federal District Courts nationwide in one efficient search.

Verified Credentials also offers a specific federal district search upon request.

Federal searches are ideal for:

  • Employees with access to secure or financial information

  • C-level executives

  • CPAs

  • Financial and banking staff

  • Public sector employees

Federal checks can reveal:

  • White-collar crimes

  • Fraud

  • Embezzlement

  • Tax evasion

  • Capital punishments

  • Robbery

  • Kidnapping

  • Illegal sale of firearms

  • Pornographic exploitation of children

The difference between "national" and "federal" in background checks

You don’t want to wrongly identify what service will get you the background information needed.  We have seen some employers have difficulty deciphering labels for a few searches in particular, best summed up with a central question.

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89% of Federal Criminal Searches

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Frequently asked questions

While they may sound the same, these two types of searches are distinct.

  • The National Federal Criminal Search reports information from federal district courts and contains only specific high-level, white-collar crimes and crimes that cross state lines.

  • The National Criminal Plus search reports information database that compiles potential records from thousands of sources at the county, state, and federal levels.

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Federal crimes are tried at the highest level of the government for the commission or omission of an act defined by Federal statute or regulation having legislative authority with Congress. County criminal searches identify crimes against local laws, which include more common criminal offenses.

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"White-collar crimes" include cases involving capital punishments, fraud, and embezzlement. Crimes such as tax evasion, robbery, kidnapping, illegal sale of firearms, pornographic exploitation of children, and intrastate crimes are also classified as white collar. These types of crimes are typically found only in a National Federal Criminal Search.

Find serious offenses at federal district courts.

Dig up details on white-collar crimes and serious offenses only found in federal court records.