[Gabz]

You're right.

It's not that the checks are more thorough - it's that the Delaware records have a tendency to inaccurately reflect charges.

[meatloaf]

I suspect you'd have the same problem anywhere both the FBI and state records were checked. An acquaintance of mine was recently denied at Walmart. He's never been arrested or charged with anything. Turned out because he belongs to the VFD and was one of those that went through the training to respond to fires at the local federal prison, the FBI flagged his record while doing the background check.

The flag had the same impact as a conviction.