Federal Criminal Background Check

Your applicant could have a serious criminal or civil record that one might not discover in a state or local criminal search. Federal crimes, such as kidnapping, financial fraud, immigration violations, terrorism, drug trafficking, and even bankruptcies are found only in the federal court system. For positions of significant trust, including federal government contracts, financial services, executive management, church leaders, and others, a federal criminal background check is essential.

Best Practices in a Federal Criminal Background Check:

• Require a federal records search to reveal serious “white collar” crimes for managerial, executive, and financial positions.
• Use caution when connecting your applicant’s name to a federal record since these records contain limited identifying information to ensure an accurate match.
• As with all criminal records information, it’s important that you comply with rules and regulations related to the appropriate collection, dissemination, and use of such information in the selection process.

Take Action with Risk Match:

Based on results of your background screening efforts, use our Risk Match service to apply rejection criteria (as established by your background screening policy) to deliver a red (do not hire), yellow (needs further review), or green (safe to hire) result. Learn more about Risk Match.

Limitations of a Federal Criminal Records Search:

The federal case index includes the names of parties involved in a federal case but little other identifying information is used to help distinguish your “John Smith” from any other John Smith that may appear in the records. With federal records you are also dealing with a jurisdiction covering millions of individuals, further adding to the probability of name errors. The lack of identifiers can result in greater time, expense, and legal liabilities. Finally, the relatively small number of records contained within the federal system results in limited use among employers.

Typical Turnaround Time:

99% within 1 day

List Price:

$6.50

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NOTE: List price represents our standard list pricing. Please contact us to build custom packages with discounted pricing for your business. Request a custom quote.

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