EDITOR’S UPDATE — November 5, 2026: Federal investigators subsequently determined that the offensive job-rejection emails described in this October 2018 article were sent without Mantality Health’s authorization by Christopher Crivolio, a former employee who impersonated a current employee.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Crivolio pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft in July 2019. In December 2019, he was sentenced to four years’ probation, fined $2,000 and ordered to pay $44,847.76 in restitution.
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The Justice Department confirmed that neither Mantality Health nor the employee whose identity Crivolio used authorized the emails. FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard Quinn said Crivolio acted with the intent to damage the company’s reputation.
EURweb has retained its original reporting below as part of the historical record and added this update to accurately reflect the investigation’s outcome.
Here is what we reported earlier:
*Over a dozen women claim they received rejection letters from St. Louis’ Mantality Health center noting their “ghetto names” as the reason the candidates did not get the job.
Dornisha Zachary and Militina Burnett are speaking out after the company sent them an offensive email that read, in part, “Thank you for your interest in careers at Mantality Health. Unfortunately, we do not consider candidates that have a suggestive ghetto name. We wish you the best in your career search. Regards.”
The painful words made Zachary “a little teary,” she said
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At least 20 women, including Hermeisha Robinson and Dorneshia Zachery, received rejection letters from St. Louis’ Mantality Health center earlier this week that listed their “ghetto names” as the reason the candidates did not get the job. https://t.co/YUdPjrI3cg
— HuffPostWomen (@HuffPostWomen) August 25, 2018
Zachary says she applied for a customer service job using Indeed.com but noted, “The company looked at my name and said, ‘We don’t care about what you’ve done in life. Your name is going to dismiss you completely.'”
Mantality Health’s clinic director Jack Gamache told KMOV that the company’s account was hacked and that police are investigating the situation.
Investigators believe the emails were sent by a disgruntled employee.
Meanwhile, Indeed responded by saying there is no evidence to support that hacking occurred.
WATCH:
A Missouri woman says she was rejected from a potential job because of her name.
Hermeisha Robinson applied for a position with a clinic called Mantality Health and received a response that said “Unfortunately, we do not consider candidates that have suggestive ‘ghetto’ names.” pic.twitter.com/AFD5OiDrgz
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 16, 2018
