Special Agent Kevin Crane (retired) grew up in a small Catskills Mts. town called Hancock, NY. He attended The Pennsylvania State University where he earned his BA in Pre Law. Kevin spent his first year after graduating college working at Bamberger’s Dept. Store (now Macy’s) in Springfield, PA, as an under-cover security officer while learning to be a junior manager. He then accepted an offer from the I.E. DuPont Company in Wilmington, DE, where he worked for a year in corporate security. In 1985 he began his career as a U.S. Special Agent with the Defense Investigative Service which later became the Defense Security Service and finally the Federal Investigative Service under the Office of Personnel Management. During his 21 years of service to our country, Kevin conducted thousands of in-depth investigations for U.S. government security clearances. These investigations included interviewing over 10,000 references and subjects of investigation as well as thousands of financial, criminal, employment, educational, and medical records. During his career, Kevin has investigated every possible issue that the U.S. government covers and that you, the reader, may encounter during your security clearance process. Prior to his retirement in 2006, Kevin had worked eight years as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Wrightstown, NJ, Investigative Field Office. He has been a long time member of the Fraternal Order of Police, 1st Federal Lodge, Philadelphia, PA. Kevin has practiced martial arts for 37 years, holds the rank of 3rd Degree Black Belt in the Korean style of Tang Soo Do, is a national certified AAU Taekwondo coach and referee, and is certified as an anti-child abduction instructor. He has taught thousands of students karate over the years to include community service work in 10 free anti-bully clubs he implemented for two local school districts. During his tenure as a federal agent, he also founded and was director of a non-profit agency to help the homebound and aging population by doing daily well-being checks. In addition to his public speaking engagements over the last 25 years, Kevin and his wife Phyllis currently own and operate a large child care center with over 200 children and a staff of 50. --This text refers to the paperback edition.