Tag: Wilson Tindi
Minnesota expands mandatory criminal background checks across state agencies
Minnesota Management and Budget has issued a new statewide directive requiring more rigorous background checks for prospective state employees.
According to an internal “Enterprise Employee...
UPDATE: HR director who sent profanity-laced email to Alpha News reporter...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says LaVon “Vonnie” Phillips is no longer employed by the agency, more than two months after he made...
Minnesota DHS takes a step to improve background checks
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is rolling out a new policy requiring fingerprint-based background checks for employees with access to sensitive FBI...
LATEST: After an Alpha News investigation, state pledges reforms, while dismissed...
After an Alpha News investigation, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced it will now require criminal background checks for “all new hires” and...
Minnesota Department of Education to strengthen hiring practices — after Alpha...
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) says it will now require criminal background checks for "all new hires" and is working to adopt tougher...
Minnesota Department of Education confirms convicted sex offender no longer employed...
Alpha News has learned Wilson Tindi, a Kenyan national, convicted sex offender and former director at the Minnesota Department of Education, is no longer...
DHS responds after viral Alpha News report on Kenyan sex offender...
The story of Wilson Tindi, a convicted sex offender and Kenyan national who rose to a leadership position in Minnesota’s Department of Education, has...