Can a Convicted Felon Work for a Bank?
01/31/2005
Can a convicted felon, convicted of a non-banking crime, work for a FDIC insured bank or for a bank in the state of Georgia?
Dana Turner
Bio:
Dana Turner is a security practitioner based near San Antonio, Texas. Dana has served as a law enforcement officer in several capacities -- including the investigation of business and banking crimes -- and he is celebrating more than four decades of crime and financial institution security management.
As a speaker and conference facilitator, Dana has delivered thousands of platform, telephone and Internet presentations. He has designed and participated in continuing education programs offered by state and national banking and credit union associations, state and federal examining and law enforcement agencies -- and state and national security, audit and human resources organizations.
As a consultant, Dana has participated in or led hundreds of projects and assisted in the development and delivery of components of seminars, schools and conferences. As a writer, Dana has written many manuals and books -- and numerous newspaper, trade publication and magazine articles published and distributed both nationally and internationally. Dana is the author of the Financial Institution Security Library and he also serves as one of the moderators in several of BankersOnline.com's Security Forums.
Areas of Expertise:
Security Training
Security Consulting
Information Security
Questions Answered
Statistics on Security Measures
11/15/2004
I read some comments regarding bait money on the BOL web site. I agree with the logic, but I have another question. It was stated that we should replace one security measure with another (for example, trade the bait money for better cameras). Are there any statistics on how helpful the other measures are in preventing bank robbers or in catching them? Do you know where I can get such statistics?
Employee Background Checks
08/02/2004
Are there any regulations which require employee background checks and bonding? If so, what are the requirements? If there are no requirements, are there any "best practices" for smaller community banks?
Who Loses on Counterfeit Cash
06/07/2004
If a business brings in a cash deposit to our bank and we find counterfeit money in the deposit, they must take the loss, correct?
Bank Liability for Employee Parking & Safety
06/07/2004
I recall being told that if an employer designates a particular place for it's employees to park, that the employer is responsible for the employee's safety to and from the bank to the parking lot.My employer says that their responsibility is only during the time that the employee is "clocked in" for work. So if an employee gets hit by a car on the way to the parking lot, after they have clocked out for the day, then the employer is not responsible.What is the bank's liability?
Cash Drawer Sharing
02/23/2004
Should vault cash be in dual custody? Also, what is your opinion on cash drawer sharing?
Alternatives to Bait Money/Bill Traps
02/01/2004
Dana Turner had mentioned in MN that many in the security field are suggesting we do away with bait money, bill traps etc... entirely. I understand the reasoning behind it, but what would you suggest as an alternative?
Is there a bait money requirement?
09/15/2003
Is there a statute or regulation that still specifically requires us to stock teller drawers with bait money, or is entirely optional?
Providing Police Information w/o Subpoena
08/18/2003
We are in a small town. Recently a policeman came in asking if we had had any large amounts of coins coming in. He said there had been a burglary in the area. My question is how much information can we give, without a subpoena or such device? Can we say that there had been but give no name? If the person bringing it in was not a customer would this make a difference. The customer that was robbed is a customer so I would like to see the person found, but with all the new Regs I am not sure what I can and can't do.
Bank Protection Act Building Security Requirements
08/04/2003
Our bank has a "Mortgage Bank" that is housed in a building separate from other bank operations. They do not accept deposits or handle cash. Under the Bank Protection Act, is this building required to have security devices such as cameras, alarms, etc.?