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November 19, 2009

$35,000 report can’t be located

Luzerne County paid Long Island-based B & M Investigations $35,000 to prepare a detailed report about background-check procedures, but county officials can’t locate this document.

B & M, which is being investigated by federal agents according to a well-placed county source, was contracted to establish pre-employment background check standards for all county positions, according to its county contract.

It’s unclear why the report, if completed, was never distributed to multiple county officials. B & M was supposed to evaluate the county’s current procedures and recommend a new plan that could be used by all departments, the contract said.

For the complete story, see Friday's Times Leader.

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