Accused of Lying by Pharmacy Board

[mnudaw]

My question involves defamation in the state of: When applying for registration for Pharmacy Technician I lied on application when ask have I ever comitted a crime I said no. About 3months later the board notified me I had a felony this was around about 2004 or 2005. The public can view this information and in 2006 I was laid off and to present I haven't found full-time work. I presently work contract off and on. In 2009 I notified Board I didn' t have a felony around 2010 they finally revised the order. Last week I was trying to get a position out of town and a recruiter stated that I client was not interested because I had a felon, afterwards I revisited the revision of the order and with all there errors and statements it can cause one to believe other wise. Can I take the board on for defammation of character?

[Dogmatique]

You have a criminal history, and you lied about it. But you're quibbling about when the crime was committed?

Do we have that straight so far?

[souperdave]

You falsified an (or more) application claiming you had no criminal history. Then you were 'found out' and laid off. Then you told the board you didn't have a felony and they bought it. Then your most recent attempt at employment led a reruiter to turn you down 'cause they saw the felony. Then you claim there's some sort of "error" that can cause someone to believe you actually are a felon. Then you wanna sue for defamation 'cause the accurate information (you're a convicted felon) now shows when a background check is accomplished.

Is that what you're saying? You wanna sue for accurate information in your background check?

[aaron]

Perhaps he is trying to suggest that the conviction was for a misdemeanor? It would help to have clarification.