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FBI Lowers Hiring Standards To Approve Applicants Who Admit To Having Sex With Animals (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51417122

The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer — or engaging in acts of bestiality.

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In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel. According to multiple sources briefed on the matter, the FBI did so to facilitate hiring in some cases, even if candidates acknowledged they engaged in sexually deviant activities or stole from an employer.