Iraqi Muslim Denied Citigroup Job Can’t See Full FBI Report

The FBI doesn’t have to turn over to an Iraqi Muslim woman the full version of a background check report Citigroup relied on in denying her employment, a federal court ruled.

Noor Aljarah sought to be hired both through an employment agency and directly by Citigroup Global Market and believed she had been approved for a job, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York said April 15.

But Citigroup ultimately said it couldn’t hire her after an FBI background check identified her as a “person of interest.” A month later, Aljarah was declared to no longer ...