Woman charged with forging criminal record form
A 57-YEAR-old woman has been accused of forging a criminal record form to get a job at a church. Susan Taylor, of Gateway House, Northgate Street, denies dishonestly gaining employment at St Mary’s Church, Handbridge between June 1 2005 and April 23 2007.
Teachers with criminal records allowed to work.
MORE than 120 new teachers with criminal records were employed in public schools last year, with the education
department then destroying all evidence of their dark pasts. All applicants for teaching jobs must agree to a
national criminal record check for charges and convictions, including spent convictions, for any offences
carrying a penalty of 12 months in jail or longer. Of the 128 applicants hired, 52 were employed in government
primary schools and 76 in secondary schools.
Criminal probe opened over CIA videotapes
USA Today - Jan 02 8:20 PMThe Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of
CIA interrogation videotapes, putting the politically charged probe in the hands of a mob-busting public corruption
prosecutor with a reputation as being independent.
