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Crisis trafficking situations rose over 40% in April: Polaris data

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The number of crisis trafficking situations in the US increased by over 40% this April, when several states had already enacted a shelter-in-place order due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The number of crisis trafficking situations in the US increased by over 40% this April, when several states had already enacted a shelter-in-place order due to the Covid-19 pandemic | © Joshua Resnick – Dreamstime.com

By a Biometrica staffer

The number of crisis trafficking situations in the US increased by over 40 percent this April, when several states had already enacted a shelter-in-place order due to the Covid-19 pandemic, versus the same period last year. This key finding is a part of Polaris’ systematic examination of relevant data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline that it operates. Polaris has been tracking the potential impact of the pandemic on victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking over the last few months.

Crisis situations are defined as those in which some assistance – such as shelter, transportation, or law enforcement involvement – is needed within 24 hours. From about 60 such situations in a 30-day period in April 2019, it went up to 90 this April after the shelter-in-place rules were enforced, said Polaris.

Graphic created by Biometrica

The analysis compares a post-shelter-in-place period to two deliberately chosen pre-shelter-in-place periods. The two pre-shelter-in-place periods selected were April 1-30th 2019 and February 14-March 15th 2020; while the post-shelter-in-place period chosen was April 1-30th 2020. These periods were picked based on the first shelter-in-place orders put in place on March 15th in San Francisco, California. By March 30th, most states that eventually enacted a shelter-in-place order had done so.

Polaris’ studies also showed the number of situations in which people needed immediate emergency shelter nearly doubled from around 29 in pre-shelter-in-place periods to 54 this April.

Also in March, Polaris surveyed service providers to whom it actively refers crisis cases to assess their expectations of service impact as a result of Covid-19. Of the 80 providers who responded before the start of April, 50 percent were either considering or already implementing measures that would limit receiving referrals, and another 4 percent had already stopped accepting any new referrals.

The analysis concludes by highlighting policies that are necessary to curb trafficking. Housing insecurity is a leading indicator of vulnerability to human trafficking. Therefore, policies that help people stay in their homes or get access to housing will prevent trafficking. Immediate vulnerability can be reduced by efforts to stay eviction orders or delay eviction hearings, offer rent and mortgage relief, cover utility payments, and provide temporary housing.

Graphic created by Biometrica

In the medium to longer term, efforts to address the economic impact of Covid-19 should prioritize housing for vulnerable individuals, families and communities – not only those who are currently homeless, but also those on the precipice of becoming homeless including young people who are aging out of the child welfare or foster care system, Polaris’ study says.

Additional resources at the federal, state, and local level for service providers will be critical to filling the immediate needs of trafficking victims and survivors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Needs include emergency shelter, food, transportation, medical and behavioral health treatment and medication, and more, as well as resources to continue operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline to connect victims and survivors to help and support.

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison

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By a Biometrica staffer

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in a New York courtroom on March 11, marking the culmination of a case that fueled the global #MeToo movement. The ex-Hollywood producer had faced between five and 29 years in prison for February’s convictions on first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.

Judge James Burke sentenced him to 20 years in prison for criminal sexual act and three years in prison for rape. The sentences will run consecutively and both come with five years of supervision after release, and Weinstein must register as a sex offender. “This is a first conviction, but it is not a first offense,” Burke said.

Weinstein wore a blank face as he was taken out of the courtroom. His accusers cried together in the front row, CNN reported.

“I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart. I will spend my time really caring and really trying to be a better person,” Weinstein is reported to have said, his voice barely audible, as he addressed the court before the sentence was handed down.

Afterward, prosecutors and leaders of the #MeToo movement praised the lengthy sentence. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said it “puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice.”

Weinstein’s defense attorneys had asked that he be sentenced to five years in prison and argued that, given his frail health, anything longer would constitute a de facto life sentence.

After seven weeks of proceedings, and a 26-hour deliberation by a jury, Weinstein was convicted on two counts in his New York City trial on February 24. He was convicted of committing a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Miriam Haley and rape in the third degree against Jessica Mann.

He was acquitted of more serious charges, including predatory sexual assault and one count of first-degree rape. Jurors indicated that they did not find beyond a reasonable doubt that Weinstein had also raped actor Annabelle Sciorra, another alleged victim whose testimony they had used to establish his predatory behavior.

My testimony was painful but necessary. I spoke for myself and with the strength of the eighty plus victims of Harvey Weinstein in my heart. While we hope for continued righteous outcomes that bring absolute justice, we can never regret breaking the silence. For in speaking truth to power we pave the way for a more just culture, free of the scourge of violence against women.

Sciorra said in a statement to CNN

Weinstein, 67, was handcuffed and taken into custody after the New York jury’s verdict. A motion for a mistrial by the defense earlier on February 24 was denied.

Women came forward with allegations against Weinstein in stories by The New Yorker and The New York Times. Actress Alyssa Milano asked Twitter users to tell their stories and use the #MeToo hashtag. The #MeToo movement was founded in 2006 by activist and writer Tarana Burke.

Burke tweeted that Weinstein’s convictions would not have been possible “without the voices of the silence breakers in and outside the courtroom” and the “survivors who courageously testified” against him.

Prominent Connecticut eye doctor charged with sexual assault

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By a Biometrica staffer

A prominent Connecticut eye doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman repeatedly over a lengthy period of time, according to an AP report. Some of the assaults by the man, 35-year old Dr Ian Gorovoy, allegedly even occurred when the woman’s child was present.

Gorovoy has been charged with four counts of third-degree sexual assault and four counts of risk of injury to a child. His lawyer, Edward Gavin, said his client turned himself in after being told there was a warrant for his arrest.

At one point, Gorovoy even told the woman she would have sex with him if he pointed a gun at her head, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. He lives and practices ophthalmology in Fairfield, where he began practicing in 2016.

While waiting to be arraigned on his charges, Gorovoy complained that he had a “very busy practice” to court personnel. That statement, allegedly, received no sympathy from Superior Court Judge Tracy Lee Dayton who set bond at $150,000.

“The allegations in this case are very disturbing,” said Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Tatiana Messina.

However, Gorovoy’s lawyer Gavin said he and his client look forward to defending against these baseless claims.

Two passengers allege sexual assault on Frontier Airlines flights

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Two female passengers alleged in a federal lawsuit that they were sexually assaulted on Frontier Airlines flights in separate incidents in 2018
Two female passengers alleged in a federal lawsuit that they were sexually assaulted on Frontier Airlines flights in separate incidents in 2018 | © Joezachs – Dreamstime.com

By a Biometrica staffer

Two female passengers alleged in a federal lawsuit that they were sexually assaulted on Frontier Airlines flights in separate incidents in 2018, and that the airline personnel failed to report the incidents and help them gather evidence.

Both incidents of sexual assault, apparently unrelated, occurred on board Frontier Airlines flights originating in Denver, according to the suit CNN said in a report. The suit was filed in Colorado. Both women said they were assaulted by a male passenger, one in October and the other in November. The accused assailants are not named in the suit.

Each woman reported the incident to a flight attendant, according to the suit, but the attendants – who are also not named – did not report it to anyone else, did not request law enforcement be contacted to meet the plane upon landing, and did not cooperate or assist the complainants with getting evidence or the identities of the assailants or possible witnesses.

The lawsuit asks for class action status and accuses Frontier of failing to prevent, report and respond to sexual assault of its passengers on its flights.

Frontier Airlines corporate communications director Jennifer de la Cruz said they cannot comment on the specific claims in the suit. “However, I can tell you that the safety of our passengers and crew members is our number one priority at Frontier Airlines and we have strict policies in place to proactively and appropriately respond to reports of misconduct and alleged crimes,” Cruz said.

The suit comes two weeks after a group of female pilots and flight attendants sued Frontier, alleging the airline forced them onto unpaid leave while pregnant and refused to accommodate their breastfeeding needs.

Sexual assault aboard flights is a growing concern. In 2018, the number of sexual assaults reported during commercial airline flights was increasing “at an alarming rate,” the FBI said. FBI investigations into mid-air sexual assaults increased by 66% from fiscal year 2014 to 2017. The bureau said it had opened 63 investigations into sexual assaults on aircrafts in 2017, compared with 57 in 2016, 40 in 2015 and 38 in 2014.

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Pharmacy, private equity firm fined $21.36 mln for kickback scheme

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By a Biometrica staffer

Compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), PCA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Smith, PCA’s former Vice President of Operations Matthew Smith, and private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH) agreed to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act.

PCA and RLH have agreed to pay $21.05 million, Patrick Smith has agreed to pay at least $300,000, and Matthew Smith has agreed to pay at least $12,788. These settlement amounts were based on defendants’ ability to pay, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement on September 18.

The violation was with regards to their involvement in a kickback scheme to generate referrals of prescriptions for expensive pain creams, scar creams, and vitamins regardless of patient need, which were reimbursed by TRICARE, the federal health care program for military members and their families.

PCA allegedly paid kickbacks to outside “marketers” to target military members and their families for prescriptions for compounded creams and vitamins, which were formulated to ensure the highest possible reimbursement from TRICARE. The United States alleged that the marketers paid telemedicine doctors who prescribed the creams and vitamins without seeing the patients, or in some cases, without even speaking to them.

The settlement also resolves the United States’ allegations that PCA and a marketer routinely jointly paid the co-payments owed by patients referred by the marketer, without any verification of the patients’ financial needs, and then disguised the payments as coming from a sham charitable organization, which was affiliated with the marketer.

Finally, the settlement resolves the United States’ allegations that PCA continued to claim reimbursement for prescriptions referred by the marketers despite regularly receiving complaints from patients that revealed the prescriptions were being generated without patient consent or a valid patient-prescriber relationship.

RLH, the private equity firm that managed PCA on behalf of its investors, allegedly knew of and agreed to the plan to pay outside marketers to generate the prescriptions and financed the kickback payments to the marketers. The lawsuit resolved by the settlement was originally filed under the whistleblower (or “qui tam”) provisions of the False Claims Act by Marisela Medrano and Ada Lopez, two former employees of PCA.

“Kickback schemes taint decision-making and cause taxpayer-funded health care programs to pay for items or services that patients may not need. We will hold accountable health care providers involved in such schemes designed to induce referrals of prescriptions that are reimbursed by federal health care programs,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt for the DoJ’s Civil Division.

Note – The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability. The lawsuit is captioned United States ex rel. Medrano and Lopez v. Diabetic Care Rx LLC, d/b/a Patient Care America, et al., No. 15-CV-62617 (S.D. Fla.)

Thirty-four, including doctors, charged for healthcare fraud

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By a Biometrica staffer

Charges have been brought against 26 individuals in the Central District of California and 8 others in the states of Arizona and Oregon for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs, resulting in $257 million and $1 million in billings respectively. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced the healthcare fraud enforcement action on September 18.

Of the 26 charged in California, 14 were either doctors or medical professionals; and 3 of the 8 charged in Arizona and Oregon were also licensed medical professionals. The charges aggressively target schemes billing Medicare and Medicaid for services, testing, and prescriptions that were not medically necessary or not actually provided to beneficiaries, the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) Office of Public Affairs said in a statement.

“Today’s action shows that our ability to detect and prosecute health care fraud grows more sophisticated with each passing day. The Department of Justice is using every tool at our disposal to target the medical professionals and others who place their personal greed above the public good,” said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski.

The enforcement action was led and coordinated by the Health Care Fraud Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section in conjunction with its Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF) partners, a partnership between the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG).  In addition, the operation included the participation of various other agencies.

“Corruption drains dollars from private insurers and public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. This office will continue to hold accountable anyone – including medical professionals – who seek to bilk our nation’s health care system,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna of the Central District of California.

The DoJ obtained more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year that ended September 30 2018. Of those, $2.5 billion involved the healthcare industry, including drug and medical device manufacturers, managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, hospice organizations, laboratories, and physicians.

Note – The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations.  The defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Source – DoJ Office of Public Affairs

For a complete list of the individuals charged in the above case, please click here.

ICMEC & Biometrica Announce Collaboration To Help Find Missing Children, Using Biometrics And Real-Time Big Data To Help Track Abductors

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eMotive, Biometrica’s multi-jurisdictional 24×7 continuous criminal background checking software, is one of 4 key components of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children’s new GMCNgine™ , a secure global platform to help locate missing children, including those vulnerable to exploitation, sexual abuse, and trafficking.

PHOENIX MARCH 11, 2019

On Monday, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), and Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Phoenix and Las Vegas-based technology company that tracks crime and criminals, announced a collaborative effort focused on using technology to trace potential child abductors and traffickers in real-time, in order to find children that are missing.

The technology incorporates eMotive, Biometrica’s next generation 24×7 continuous criminal background checking software, into the GMCNgine™, ICMEC’s recently launched global platform to help find missing and abducted children.

“How society responds to the tragedy of missing children is a global issue which demands a coordinated response from the global community,” said Caroline Humer, Director of ICMEC’s Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN). “Through our work with Biometrica, we have the opportunity to strengthen our community to protect vulnerable children around the world. Members of our network will be able to access information to help generate leads to recover missing children. We are grateful for this opportunity.” 

The GMCN currently has 29 member countries. U.S. law enforcement agencies can access potential abductor profiles and the GMCNgine via NCMEC, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, ICMEC’s sister agency based in Alexandria, Virginia. They can, however, upload or send arrest or conviction data directly into Biometrica’s criminal database.

Time, Tech & Real-Time Tracking

Biometrica CEO Wyly Wade explained how the technology would work. “eMotive will allow a GMCN member to upload profiles of adults believed to have been last seen with a missing child into an encrypted silo that sits beneath Biometrica’s 100% law enforcement-sourced multi-jurisdictional criminal database. Algorithms will then run 24×7 facial recognition and text checks of that data set against the data in the criminal database.”

“When a possible match is found,” he added, “indicating that someone in the GMCNgine’s data set has been arrested somewhere, the GMCN member would get an immediate alert. They could then get in touch with that particular law enforcement jurisdiction and explain the possible connection to the missing child. The focus here is on helping find missing children by tracking their abductors and cutting down on investigative time.”

Michael N. Cachine Sr., Chief Technology Officer at ICMEC said, “The GMCNgine was built using state-of-the-art cloud computing, AI and machine learning technologies to automate the process of searching for missing children across 5 continents.”

“It’s an artificial intelligence search engine with global reach,” he added. 

The Data Matters, Communities Matter

“Our goal from the start was to build technology that would emulate the never give up determination of a parent searching for their missing child,” Cachine stated. “The GMCNgine uses facial recognition to index thousands of active case images from 29 law enforcement and missing child agencies that use the platform today. We then combine imagery and tools sourced from big data companies like Biometrica to find matches and produce clues for case managers to help determine a child’s whereabouts.”

ICMEC was formed in 1999 to lead and coordinate a global effort to eradicate child abduction, sexual abuse and exploitation. The GMCNgine, which opened operations to members on Jan. 29, 2019, is a secure platform that allows law enforcement agencies and vetted child-focused NGOs in 29 countries to create dedicated missing children profiles and posters in a local language. “The aim,” said Humer, “is to take this to all 196 countries someday.”

Biometrica, through eMotive, is one of 4 organizations that form the foundational technological infrastructure for the GMCNgine. The others are FIA, Amazon Web Services, and Web-IQ. The Federation for Internet Alerts or FIA manages the distribution of missing child posters (created by GMCN members) online to geo-targeted locations by replacing ad space on websites. Once a missing child’s information is entered into the platform, AWS’s Rekognition starts running the child’s photo against scraped data from Web-IQ to connect photos they, in turn, have scraped, for leads. This will help identify missing children who may have been trafficked.

“With the GMCNgine we are providing a unique multiagency technology platform that is giving hope to families worldwide by breaking down traditional barriers to help find missing kids and that’s a pretty cool thing to be a part of.” said ICMEC’s Cachine.

“I agree,” said Wade. “While we, as a company, are focused on security and public safety in any case, there cannot be a better use of our technology, or any technology, than finding missing children and bringing those that do them harm to justice.”

About the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)

ICMEC  has dedicated 20 years to creating innovative programs that address each angle of Child Protection and continue to address the UN SDG Target 16.2: Aiming to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children. The organization employs smart collaboration and innovative technology to effect change in making the world safer for children. Learn more and get involved with the GMCNgine at icmec.org.

About Biometrica 
Biometrica Systems, Inc. (https://safience.io/) is an Arizona and Nevada-based technology company that creates software and systems with the intention of minimizing criminality. They have the country’s largest private multi-jurisdictional, 100% law enforcement verified database of arrests attached to near real-time Facial Recognition. They work with and support the work of federal, state and local law enforcement, criminal justice professionals (including nonprofits working in education, research and training), intelligence agencies, PIs, process servers, and private sector security and surveillance teams. They are committed to doing their part in building better quality arrest and conviction data and more transparent access to that data. Biometrica is FCRA compliant and a member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS).

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Biometrica Announces Corporate HQ To Be Based In AZ; Vegas Will Continue As Casino Operations Base

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Phoenix area’s focus on growth and technology, the presence of innovation-focused universities, and a collaborative tech community and culture made it the logical choice.

PHOENIZ, AZ, DEC. 31: On Monday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Phoenix and Las Vegas-based technology company that tracks crime and criminals, announced that in keeping with its planned expansion into multiple verticals and on the back of the recently-announced opening of its first Phoenix-area office, its new corporate headquarters would be based in Tempe, Arizona.

“Twenty years ago, we began as a company focused solely on casino surveillance,” said Biometrica CEO Wyly Wade, “Las Vegas was a logical choice for basing our operations, and our Las Vegas office is still where our casino operations will be based. However, over the past few years, technology has changed dramatically and businesses in turn, have needed to adapt, and change.”

“With it, we’ve now been given the opportunity to apply our experience in tracking criminals to different sectors, and work with organizations across different industries on security, public safety and tracking crime. Likewise, the nature of our business has also changed to being a more data-centric product company. In keeping with that change, we believe it would help us to also make a physical move of our corporate HQ to a different environment.”

“We believe Arizona’s focus on growth, technology and innovation, its business-friendly environment, affordability, the presence of top-notch universities focused on original thinking and experimentation, and most importantly, the Phoenix area’s fantastic tech community and culture, make it the perfect place to be for Biometrica’s new HQ to be based, beginning Jan. 1, 2019,” he said.

Wade stated that he would be based in Arizona, as would the company’s compliance, human resources, operations, workplace investigations, customer services, non-casino sales, marketing, communications, development (tech), and payroll-focused individuals and teams as it expands. He added that casino-focused investigations, sales and accounts would continue to be based in Las Vegas, with the head of investigations also based there.

Biometrica CFO Nigel White said the HQ move to the Phoenix area was also convenient from a logistical standpoint because the company had ties with the region going back almost 5 years. “All our payroll and taxes have been managed out of Phoenix by an Arizona-based company since 2014. We’re familiar with the corporate environment, we’re excited about how business friendly the state is, and we’re looking forward to basing our operations there and moving forward with our Arizona-focused expansion plans in 2019 and 2020,” he said.

About Biometrica

Biometrica Systems, Inc. (safience.io) is an Arizona and Nevada-based technology company that creates software and systems with the intention of minimizing criminality. We have the country’s largest private multi-jurisdictional, 100% law enforcement verified database of arrests, attached to near real-time Facial Recognition, and a range of other biometric-enabled tools — including private, encrypted information networks and incident management software.

We work with and support the work of federal, state and local law enforcement, other first responders, criminal justice professionals (including nonprofits working in education, research and training with law enforcement), intelligence agencies, private investigators, process servers, and private sector security and surveillance teams. We are committed to doing our part in building better quality arrest and conviction data and more transparent access to that data.

Private Investigator License # 1295 [Nevada PILB]

For more information: media@safience.io

Biometrica Announces eMotive: Facial Recognition-Integrated 24×7 Criminal Background Check

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With employer,employee, customer and public safety as the focus in both the physical and digital worlds, eMotive gives organizations the ability to run continuous, 24×7 criminal background checks, instead of a single annual background check, to mitigate both insider threats and external dangers on an ongoing basis.

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PHOENIX, AZ, DEC. 11, 2018: On Tuesday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Phoenix and Las Vegas-based technology company that tracks crime and criminals, announced the launch of eMotive, its next generation 24×7 continuous criminal background checking software. eMotive gives an organization the ability to be notified in near real-time, through an encrypted alert to authorized company personnel, that one of its employees has potentially been arrested. This typically happens within an hour to 24  hours of an individual’s arrest and within minutes of that arrest being updated in law enforcement databases.

“People travel across city, county, state and national boundaries. Crime travels.Information doesn’t travel as easily, and access to information that could be significant isn’t always available to organizations in real-time. eMotive changes all that,” said Biometrica CEO Wyly Wade. “It allows organizations that fall under the critical infrastructure umbrella and have mandatory self-reporting requirements, or others that do annual background checks even now but are increasingly finding that a single or point-in-time background check isn’t enough in a multi-threat environment, to be able to really do whatever they can to put the safety of their employees, customers and visitors first,” he added.

How it works

eMotive allows an organization to upload a list of employee (or contractors, or other)information, with their written permission, into an encrypted silo that sits beneath Biometrica’s 100% law-enforcement sourced multi-jurisdictional criminal database. Because the data in the silo will contain PII, it is only accessible to preauthorized personnel from an organization and access is tracked and audited. Algorithms then run 24×7 checks of that data against the data in the criminal database. When a possible match is found, the company-authorized individual gets an encrypted email alert, asking them to check eMotive. They then make the final determination.

Biometrica’s Director of Product Architecture, Kevin King, said eMotive was a “unique” platform because it “continuously provided background information on individuals using data verified by law enforcement, which was augmented by facial recognition for improved accuracy and relevancy.”

King stated there were a number of factors that made eMotive distinctive. “First, we’re different from other background checking companies in the sense that our algorithms do continuous monitoring of people on your list against law enforcement data as opposed to a point in time check. Second, we focus only on criminal data. We don’t track credit card scores or what you do or what you say on social media —that isn’t any of our business. We’re only interested in whether you did anything that actually broke the law and was identified as such law enforcement, because all our data is 100% law enforcement-sourced and verified.”

“Third,” he added, “We do no data manipulation at the back end. If law enforcement has misspelled someone’s name, that law enforcement record will reflect that misspelling. Fourth, because we augment the text data with facial recognition matching, it solves the problem of false positives. You may have multiple John Smiths by name, but you’re not going to see a whole bunch of almost identical 27-year-old employee John Smiths to an arrested John Smith crop up.”

Biometrica CFO Nigel White said that at the end of the day, eMotive’s basic purpose was allowing organizations to protect their “human and other assets.”

“It will help track possible insider threats, look for patterns and red flags, secure people within and outside your organization, and finally, protect your company and brand from financial and reputational harm on an ongoing basis,” saidWhite.

About Biometrica

Biometrica Systems,Inc. (safience.io) is an Arizona and Nevada-based technology company that creates software and systems with the intention of minimizing criminality. We have the country’s largest private multi-jurisdictional, 100% law enforcement verified database of arrests,attached to near real-time Facial Recognition, and a range of other biometric-enabled tools — including private, encrypted information networks and incident management software.

We work with and support the work of federal, state and local law enforcement, other first responders, criminal justice professionals (including nonprofits working in education, research and training with law enforcement), intelligence agencies,private investigators, process servers, and private sector security and surveillance teams. We are committed to doing our part in building better quality arrest and conviction data and more transparent access to that data.

Private Investigator License # 1295 [Nevada PILB]

For more information: media@safience.io

With Eye On Innovation, Biometrica Announces AZ Office; Will Grow Phoenix-Area Operations In 2019

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This expansion coincides with the growth of the technology company’s security and public safety operations and the emphasis on its new data-centric products.

PHOENIX, AZ, DEC 7: On Friday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Phoenix and Las Vegas-based technology company that tracks crime and criminals, announced that it was opening its first Phoenix-area office in Tempe on Monday, Dec. 10, kicking off the start of a Southwest-focused expansion.

“It made perfect sense for us to develop operations in the Phoenix area, especially when we’re also expanding into new verticals as a data company,” said Biometrica CEO Wyly Wade. “Phoenix, the nation’s 5th most populous city, is recognized as a growing innovation hub. Arizona is a great place to live and work on several parameters. And more importantly, our experience of the past few months has shown us that it also has a fantastic tech community, a community where people actively help each other. It is like no other place I’ve seen, in that sense.”

Wade added that to be based in Tempe was “the logical thing to do.”

“Any company’s greatest asset is its people and we believe the Tempe area is a hub for young talent looking for innovative organizations doing interesting things,” he said. “The U.S. News and World Report has named ASU the most innovative university in the country for all four years the category has been around.”

He added that, additionally, Arizona itself made sense. “The University of Arizona, based out of Tucson, has a serious research and tech pedigree, and there’s a network of other science and technology organizations around that are all actively focused on fostering a culture of diversity and technology in the state.”

StartupAZ Foundation Co-Founder and Director, Brandon Clarke, said he was looking forward to Biometrica’s Arizona journey. “It is high-growth ventures like Biometrica that are driving the economic vibrancy of greater Phoenix’s economy. Wyly embodies the type of entrepreneur StartupAZ exists to support; one that is keenly focused on growth and giving back to the community.”

Biometrica CEO Wade is one of the StartupAZ Collective’s leaders this year. The Collective is the StartupAZ Foundation’s signature initiative, designed to increase the performance and growth of the region’s highest potential startup companies. It is a meeting ground for entrepreneurs to combine their talent, network, and resources and help each other meet challenges and achieve milestones.

Biometrica CFO Nigel White said the company was happy to have kicked off its Arizona-focused 2019 initiative in 2018 itself. “We’ve made our first two local hires,” he said. “One is a software developer who came to Arizona with a background in law, went on to study at the Galvanize tech ecosystem’s Phoenix campus, and stayed on in the area. The second is a multi-generation Arizonan with a strong marketing and branding background, who grew up in the local law enforcement community, and has an inherent understanding of the work we do because of that.

Both are women. For a multi-industry focused data company, Arizona’s diversity of talent makes it an exciting place to be, at an exciting time for Biometrica.”

The company will be looking to hire between 20-25 people for its Tempe office in 2019, before further expansion in 2020.

About Biometrica
Biometrica Systems, Inc. (safience.io) is a Nevada and Arizona-based technology company that creates software and systems with the intention of minimizing criminality. We have the country’s largest private multi-jurisdictional, 100% law enforcement verified database of arrests, attached to near real-time Facial Recognition, and a range of other biometric-enabled tools — including private, encrypted information networks and incident management software.

We work with and support the work of federal, state and local law enforcement, other first responders, criminal justice professionals (including nonprofits working in education, research and training), intelligence agencies, private investigators, process servers, and private sector security and surveillance teams. We are committed to doing our part in building better quality arrest and conviction data and more transparent access to that data.
Private Investigator License # 1295 [Nevada PILB]
For more information: media@safience.io