Fema Employment

If I have 3 misdemeanors and charges were dropped can I get a job with a Federal company in Miami?

I was arrested and charged with 3 misdemeanors in 2007. All charges were droppped in May of 2008 and I was not convicted. I applied at a company at Miami Airport at which time I showed them the court documents of the dismissal and told them the truth, I did not lie on the application. Today I received a call from the company asking me what the charges were for. I then explained and they asked if it was for a felony or a misdemeanor. What is the difference between a felony or a misdemeanor? Will a misdemeanor affect my employment possibilities even if I was found not guilty? Can anyone help me with these questions. Thanks.

Public Comments

1. the thing is it does not matter if you were charged with a felony or misdemeanor if the charges were dropped. on applications they do not ask if you have been charged they ask if you have been convicted of a felony misdemeanors are not questioned and if you have not said anything they would not have found anything. what you can do is call an attorney and ask them to have the charges expunged. if you were arrested only once and charged it should cost you about 300 bucks to have it completely wiped from your record and there would be no evidence ever that you were even arrested.
2. If you weren't convicted, you stand a much better chance to get the job you want. Convictions are a real black mark. Even so, the arrests will not be in your favor. Felonies are more serious crimes than misdemeanors. For example, fishing without a license is a misdemeanor, while felonies are crimes like drug dealing, robbery, etc.
3. Good Question! Depends on the state you live in. For Expungment of even dropped cases some states require a waiting period of up to 10 years for more than 1 record so if you have 2 misdemeanors at the same time they might have you wait to file for the expungement call and ask the DA's office what is their requirement. Do the research before you hire a attorney. And yes all involvement with police stays on your record until you take them off, and for applying for a federal job of any type you will probably need to get a copy certified of the dismissal and bring it to any interviews. Federal jobs are 100% different than applying for McDonalds, so you did good in stating that it did happen. Any more questions feel free to email me. Threehourstofreedom@yahoo.com