How does UPS have access to expunged felony conviction records???
I can think of an answer. Criminal records are for the most part , public records. Nowadays, they are mostly computerized. There are companies out there that download these records every month. So in the case of a felony that is eventually expunged: from the time of conviction to the time of expungement , that info is public record and these companies are taking monthly "snapshot"s of what is public record.
So when the record is expunged, the "snapshots" still exist. True, for all intents and purposes, the record can no longer currently be accessed but when the records of what was once a felony conviction are available via these "snapshots" through private companies which generally contract with Human Resources Departments to provide criminal backgrounds of prospective clients.
Something very similar happens with department of motor vehicle abstracts. New York State, for example, has been selling, for many years, the information of its residents who have driver licenses to private data companies who take monthly snapshots of driving abstracts. So , you might have had a\ 3 accidents and 3 moving violations in your private car 4 years ago and the accidents and violations have "fallen" off your abstract. You go apply for a driving job somewhere and the company you are applying to asks on the application " have you had any accidents or moving violations in the last 5 years?" You confidently answer "no" thinking that if they obtain your abstract, these things will no longer appear on your abstract. And that is true, but if the company you are applying to avails itself of the services of these data mining companies (who have these incriminating "snapshots" in their files), you will be found out.