We all want to know what scoop "Big
Brother" has on us in their databases. Especially the FBI. Here’s
how you can get your own FBI file.
First a clarification: The FBI maintains the NCIC database. It
does NOT keep a file on every American. The NCIC contains data on
every person convicted of a crime, wanted persons, persons deemed
dangerous to law enforcement, all drivers and more. The FBI shares
this information with all law enforcement agencies. This is the
database police query when they stop your car and “call in” your
license plate and drivers license. The database does not record
that you have been stopped, although in most provinces in Canada
there is a system where all stops and contacts are recorded. Many
local law enforcement departments have “local contact” database
but they are not shared. So if you get stopped in your own town –
there’s a chance there is a local record of this stop. But not on
the NCIC database.
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If you have been the
victim of identity theft, you can seek legal help from a
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The FBI also maintains it’s internal
databases – and that information might contain data on non-convicted
persons. This database is an investigative file, containing
information on any person of interest to the FBI. It also contains all
the internal records on FBI investigations. This file is NOT available
to the public under any circumstance. One example of this is the FBI
Counterterrorism database. This database contains over 659 million
records from the FBI and other government sources.
An FBI Identification Record, often referred to as a Criminal History
Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from
fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests
and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or
military service.
If you have been convicted of a crime or wanted by the police you will
have a record in this file. You can get a copy of your own file by
following precise instructions. These can be found here:
http://www.fbibackgroundchecks.com/get-your-own-FBI-record.html .
The cost is $18 payable to the FBI. The request must be made directly
to the FBI. There is no need to use a company or lawyer to do this.
Can you get a FREE NCIC background check? Yes, most non-profit
volunteer-based organizations might get a FBI background check
performed at the local police agency.
We are all familiar with the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA). We can
get to any database, right? Not really. The government will censor
what they deem confidential. I have tried to get several files using
FOIA and the government will respond but slowly. And many records will
have black marker streaks covering what they deemed confidential. In
one case I know there was a record – but the response was “no record
found”. In a perfect world we should be able to see what is in these
databases, but in today’s world this is not so easy.
More information on the FBI NCIC database and background checks here:
http://www.fbibackgroundchecks.com
Ingvar Grimsmo is a writer and webmaster on a variety of current
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