What does the application form mean by known aliases?
A. An alias or AKA (also known as) is any name that has been used by the candidate in the past. Many applicants have records associated with more than one name. For example, Jane Smith, aged 27, may have married three years ago. Her maiden name was Jane Brown. It is possible that criminal records could exist under both names, or one of the two. The SSN trace will generally pick up known aliases as it is compiled from credit bureau files. It is the employer’s decision whether to order multiple criminal records searches under the various aliases. While available, they will incur additional charges. (c) How do I order searches for candidates with hyphenated last names? Some applicants have a hyphenated last name, Abdul Smith-Mohammed for example. To completely search for possible criminal records, two names need to be searched. Abdul Smith and Abdul Mohammed. Remember, a thorough criminal background search requires searching under all known names. Criminal records searches must have an ex
