"The veteran staffer says she flagged problems in dozens of candidate files and was removed from the background investigations unit in March 2025, just as the office was trying to push through a record-sized class of new deputies."
"The 2025 hiring surge brought more than 80 candidates into the pipeline and that some were allowed into the academy even though their checks were not fully complete."
"The reassigned investigator told the paper that the 2025 cohort included candidates whose records would normally slow or even halt hiring."
A senior investigator claims she was reassigned after refusing to expedite background checks for sheriff's academy recruits. She flagged issues in candidate files during a hiring surge that brought over 80 applicants. Some candidates were allowed into the academy without complete vetting. The Department of Finance is considering transferring background checks to another department. Previous concerns about the academy's training quality surfaced after the Department of Investigation found unqualified instructors, raising questions about the thoroughness of recruit training and vetting during the hiring expansion.
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