According to an article in Newsday, an airport security guard charged with threatening to shoot President Barack Obama cleared extensive state and federal background checks, and the story has put the background check process for all security guards under a bright spotlight.

John Brek, 55, of Linden, New Jersey, an unarmed Newark Liberty International Airport guard, allegedly made threatening comments during a coffee break a day before Obama was scheduled to fly into the airport, Newsday reports, and he has been charged with three state felony counts, including one charge for knowingly receiving a stolen rifle. Brek has pleaded not guilty.

Newsday reports that Brek – a six-year employee of FJC Security Services – was licensed as a security guard after he met the required criminal background checks, and also received clearance to work at the airport after clearing required FBI and 10-year background checks.

The Brek case shows that while background checks examine the past behavior of prospective employees in order to uncover information that may predict their actions in the workplace, they can't always guarantee what the future will hold. Sometimes a crime is a person's first offense. That's why the background check processs is an ongoing one that lasts the entire length of an individual's employment.

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tahearn@pre-employ.com

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