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ISCR Case 23-00804

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Case Profile
Decision Date1/25/2024
Statusdenied
LevelHEARING
TypeSTANDARD ISCR
Participants
Applicant Representation: Pro Se
Judge: Pamela C. Benson
Government Counsel: A. H. Henderson
Case Summary
The applicant in this case was a 59-year-old individual who had served in the U.S. Air Force and had a background in IT quality control. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing security concerns under Guideline F (financial considerations), primarily due to the applicant's failure to file federal and state income tax returns for multiple years and her unresolved tax delinquencies. The SOR detailed significant outstanding financial obligations, including delinquent federal and state taxes and various consumer debts.
The applicant admitted to the allegations in the SOR, explaining that her financial difficulties stemmed from a loss of employment in May 2021 and other life challenges, including a divorce and caring for her parents. She provided some documentation of her filed tax returns for 2020 and 2021 but did not submit supporting evidence to demonstrate her efforts to resolve her debts. The administrative judge noted that the applicant's financial situation remained dire, with a long history of financial irresponsibility and late tax filings.
Ultimately, the administrative judge ruled against the applicant, concluding that she did not mitigate the financial considerations security concerns. The judge emphasized that the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of good-faith efforts to address her debts and that her financial issues indicated a lack of judgment and reliability, which are critical for access to classified information. The decision denied her national security eligibility for access to classified information.
Guidelines Evaluated
- Guideline FFinancial Considerations · Against Applicant
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Case Headnote

ISCR Case No. 23-00804

deniedJan 25, 2024· Hon. Pamela C. Benson· hearing

Summary

A 59-year-old former IT quality control analyst was denied a security clearance under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) due to significant unresolved financial issues. The Statement of Reasons cited her failure to timely file federal and state income tax returns for multiple years, unresolved tax delinquencies, and an inability to pay creditors, with the bulk of her delinquent debt remaining outstanding.

Specifically, the applicant had unresolved tax delinquencies exceeding $41,000 and various consumer debts totaling approximately $24,898. These conditions raised disqualifying concerns under Adjudicative Guidelines paragraphs 19(a), 19(c), and 19(f).

The denial was based on the applicant's failure to provide sufficient evidence of financial stability or concrete efforts to resolve her debts, leading the judge to conclude that her financial situation presented a national security risk.

Why the Applicant Was Denied

The applicant failed to timely file Federal and state income tax returns for multiple years.
The applicant has unresolved tax delinquencies totaling over $41,000 and various consumer debts amounting to approximately $24,898.
The applicant did not provide sufficient evidence of financial stability or efforts to resolve her debts.

Conditions Referenced

Disqualifying

AG ¶ 19(a)raisedInability to Satisfy Debts
AG ¶ 19(c)raisedA History of Not Meeting Financial Obligations
AG ¶ 19(f)raisedFailure to File or Fraudulently Filing Annual Federal, State, or Local Income Tax Returns or Failure to Pay Annual Federal, State, or Local Income Tax as Required

Key Rule Quoted

“The protection of the national security is the paramount consideration.”

Procedural Posture

SOR issued2023-06-00
Answer filedSep 16, 2023Response to FORM submitted without supporting documentation.
Hearing held—
Decision dateJan 25, 2024

Cite For

Failure to Mitigate Financial Concerns Under Guideline F
Impact of Unresolved Tax Delinquencies on Security Clearance Eligibility
Importance of Providing Evidence of Financial Stability in Clearance Cases

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Standardized Decision Profile

SEAD-4 Guideline F · descriptive summary of a decided case

Posture: Decision on RecordDecided: denied

The judge found significant financial concerns under Guideline F, including the applicant's failure to file tax returns and unresolved tax delinquencies. The applicant admitted to the allegations but did not provide sufficient evidence to mitigate the financial issues, resulting in a decision against her.

¶	Allegation	Finding	Type	Response	Disqualifying (¶19)	Mitigating applied (¶20)	Mitigation
1.a	Applicant failed to timely file Federal and state income tax returns for multiple years and has unresolved tax delinquencies.	Against Applicant	Tax Filing Failure	Admitted	—	—	—
1.b	Applicant is financially unable to pay her creditors and the bulk of her delinquent debt remains unresolved.	Against Applicant	Unspecified Financial	Admitted	—	—	—
1.c	Applicant has significant outstanding financial obligations including delinquent Federal income taxes and various consumer debts.	Against Applicant	Unspecified Financial	Admitted	—	—	—
1.d–1.s	16 sub-charges — specific text not stated in this decision (against the applicant). (low confidence)	Against Applicant			—	—	—

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