mazbaird,
I have a good friend who just went thru the same thing. He had a few felonies(I think 4 of them-spent some time in "the big house"..) about 11 years ago. He has enough hours to apply for the airlines now. He had an attorney "sponge" his prior records, but was worried about what a backround check would reveal(IE- what to put on the application about felonies).
There are a couple of ways to go abut the backround check:
I called the local FBI number in the phone book. Said I wanted to get a backround check on myself, they gave me the national number to call. The national office gave me the address and all the info I needed to get a check. you'll need a fingerprint card-you can go to a local police station and get one for about $5. send that, a notorized request, and something like $20(money order), and a few weeks yo will have the official results from the FBI.
Also you can go to a gun store, and say you are interested in a handgun-tell them you can't buy it today-but have them run a check to make sure everythings cool. The results take about 10 min. if you fail they won't tell you why-but you can then request a reason from the state.
Another friend, who owns a used car dealership, did a backround check? For some reason they can do them.
Or, you can try the private pay sites, but I don't know anything about how they work...
B
Note: None of the above checks showed his priors, so it is possible to erase prior felonies...
