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<blockquote data-quote="bluenoser" data-source="post: 51304" data-attributes="member: 6351">Sounds like a case of mistaken identity.&nbsp; I had to get a Security Clearance certificate back in 1990 for a job I was applying for - gave fingerprints, etc. etc. Well imagine my surprise my when I was informed that I had committed armed burglary in another part of the country to which I had never been! Like you I have a very common name so this must have been the problem.&nbsp; Long story short I arranged for the RCMP to redo the check and much to my relief they admitted that they screwed up and I got the job! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Is there an appeal process of sorts?Perhaps an ombudsman or independent redress procedure?&nbsp; I agree with Sam in that a level-headed response is called for with the department you're dealing with.&nbsp; Failing that then seeking out legal council would be called for.&nbsp; Sorry to hear of that you have to go through this bureaucratic nightmare!&nbsp; Keep us posted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluenoser, post: 51304, member: 6351"] Sounds like a case of mistaken identity. I had to get a Security Clearance certificate back in 1990 for a job I was applying for - gave fingerprints, etc. etc. Well imagine my surprise my when I was informed that I had committed armed burglary in another part of the country to which I had never been! Like you I have a very common name so this must have been the problem. Long story short I arranged for the RCMP to redo the check and much to my relief they admitted that they screwed up and I got the job! :) Is there an appeal process of sorts?Perhaps an ombudsman or independent redress procedure? I agree with Sam in that a level-headed response is called for with the department you're dealing with. Failing that then seeking out legal council would be called for. Sorry to hear of that you have to go through this bureaucratic nightmare! Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]

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