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We are deeply troubled by recent news involving a babysitter and youth snowboard instructor in Los Angeles.

It’s a difficult reminder that 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝.

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Quick or basic searches are not enough. A more thorough, experienced approach can help identify risks that might otherwise be missed.

And even then, vigilance matters. 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

For those of us in the South Bay and greater Los Angeles, this hits close to home.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.



https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/los-angeles-babysitter-and-child-snowboard-instructor-charged-child-s*x-crimes-additional

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞?

The latest Overhaul report shows 𝟔𝟒𝟓 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝟑, 𝐮𝐩 𝟐𝟗 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟑 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐐𝟐. California and Texas remain the top hotspots, driven by high volumes of electronics, food and beverage, home goods, and auto parts moving through major freight corridors.

Experts call it a “𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬. These factors are 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬. These are 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬. Thieves often know exactly where trucks will be and when, and they target shipments at the moments when operations are stretched thin.

For anyone in trucking, logistics, or supply chain, this is a sharp reminder that risk starts with people. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐑 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. One unvetted entity with insider knowledge can cost millions.

With cargo theft rising as we head into the holiday season, now is the time to review internal processes, confirm that checks and balances are in place, and ensure every person in your network has been properly vetted. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧.

Cargo theft surges 29% in Q3, as thieves target electronics, food California and Texas were the nation’s top hotspots for cargo theft in the third quarter, fueled by high volumes of goods moving through major freight corridors.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

A recent case out of Indian River County is a clear reminder of why strong hiring practices and ongoing oversight are essential.

According to Yahoo News, a longtime sheriff’s deputy was arrested and terminated after allegedly using a protected law enforcement database to access a woman’s personal information, contact her through multiple numbers, and send explicit content while on duty and in uniform.

We want to highlight the following:

✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. Corra Group provides thorough background checks, reference verification, and criminal history and social media reviews to help identify potential risks before hiring.

✅ 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 so concerns are addressed early. We recommend ongoing monitoring services, including 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬, to ensure your team stays compliant and workforce safe.

At Corra Group, we help organizations safeguard reputation, protect people, maintain trust, and ensure compliance.

Deputy arrested, charged with harassing, cyberstalking woman The arrest of a Indian River County Sheriff's Office deputy and search for an 86-year-old man discussed at sheriff's news conference.

With Halloween upon us, we’re reminded of the 2022 incident at a haunted-house attraction in Columbia Station, Ohio, where 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝: one convicted of ra**ng children aged 7 and 11, another convicted of s*xual misconduct with a 15-year-old.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬, and only after a former staff member came forward were the offenders dismissed and screening policies changed.

As a community 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, whether it’s volunteers or workers in youth sports, schools, churches, or holiday events.

At Corra Group, we recommend a layered approach to background screening:
🔹 Criminal history checks
🔹 S*x offender registry searches
🔹 Job-role risk assessments
🔹 Periodic re-screening

We’d be happy to discuss how organizations can strengthen screening protocols ahead of high-risk seasonal staffing (like haunted attractions) or any environment involving minors or unsupervised access.

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞.

Columbia Station haunted house that hired s*x offenders says they plan to start background checks A Sheffield Lake mother claims she quit working at the Spooky Ranch haunted house when she discovered some of her coworkers were on the child s*x offender registry.

What happens when meets one of the most regulated industries in the world, where judgment still matters most?

See our latest Press Release on Yahoo Finance regarding AI in the background check industry, how we are using it to 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, and why 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 is absolutely essential.

Corra Group Advances Background Screening with AI to Improve Accuracy, Build Trust, and Elevate the Customer Experience Last week at Dreamforce 2025, Agentic AI — autonomous, proactive systems that act independently — captured industry attention across sectors, highlighting the next wave of AI-driven innovation.