I guarantee you that if I had ever been arrested, I would remember it vividly. I bet most of you would say the same thing.
So here's the big question: How did Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama come to hire Mike McGarity some 25 years ago, when his criminal history was fresh on the books? Did McGarity disclose his record, and the company hired him anyway? Did McGarity fail to disclose his record, and the company didn't bother to do a background check--even though it handles sensitive, private information with federal taxpayer dollars?
As we noted above, falsifying an employment application at a federal Medicare contractor is supposed to be grounds for dismissal. Is anyone paying attention at BC/BS of Alabama?
During summer 2009, in the midst of the Great Bush Recession, Blue Cross and Blue Shield laid off more than 150 people. Best I can tell, Mike McGarity was not one of them.
My guess is that those 150 people combined do not have as many criminal convictions as McGarity has by himself. And yet they were let go, while McGarity still seems to be drawing a paycheck.
I wonder how some of those folks would feel about knowing an accomplished criminal still works at BC/BS of Alabama--while they are out of jobs.
Again, is anyone in the human-resources department at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama paying attention?
(To be continued)
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