Background check finds 5 employees with fraudulent licenses

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

The Academy of Personal Protection and Security, a background check companyin Nashville led police to arrest five people that were working in Tennessee illegally with fraudulent licenses.

The Jolly Roofing Company, based out of Collierville, received a roofing job with Davidson County to place new roofs on local schools in Nashville.

Due to a requirement by the State of Tennessee, the roofing company had to provide background checks of all employees working on the project.

An employee of the background check company said numerous employees from the roofing company provided what appeared to be fraudulent Tennessee Driver licenses.

Police spoke with the company's controller and he willingly gave all of his employee files to authorities.

Upon reviewing the information, police noticed at least eight of the employees of the company had fraudulent licenses listed on their files.

During a traffic stop on Wednesday, five of those employees were identified by their identification on their person, and compared to files provided by the roofing company.

The identification comparison of each individual revealed a different name, date of birth, and social security number.

The five employees were then transported to the Department of Homeland Security and were interviewed.

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Background check finds 5 employees with fraudulent licenses