Broward County Florida Bilked for $2 million: Forgot to Conduct a Background Check

Now this is brilliant. Broward County in South Florida began instituting background checks for new employees, but didn't think to go back to those that were already working within the organization. As a result, a woman that was already employed managed to steal over $2 million from the county. Had they performed a background check, they would have seen that she already had a conviction for Grand Theft on her record. Below is a link to the article published in the Miami Herald.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/189757.html