Why Check Criminal Records?
Criminal databases, adverse media and terrorist or politically exposed watch lists are all important sources to check when performing Know Your Customer due diligence, but you should also go directly to the courthouse where the company principals have lived. Why?
Because there are no laws or regulations requiring courts to upload records to databases so they may not contain every record ever created. Going directly to the courthouse is about being thorough.
Information Obtained
- Courthouse records in jurisdictions where the person has lived
- National and international criminal databases and watch lists