Summary
A 34-year-old project control/subcontracts administrator was denied a security clearance due to concerns under Guidelines E (Personal Conduct), H (Drug Involvement), and J (Criminal Conduct). The denial stemmed from a history of illegal drug use and the deliberate falsification of security clearance applications.
Specifically, the applicant was found to have deliberately falsified her June 28, 1999, application by denying illegal drug use within the preceding seven years. She also minimized the extent of her drug use in her March 20, 2002, application and provided false or misleading information in a sworn statement to the Defense Security Service on April 9, 2002. These actions raised significant security concerns regarding her judgment and reliability, and constituted a violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 1001, a felony.
Despite a four-year absence of drug use and assurances of future compliance, the applicant's pattern of minimizing her past drug use, which included marijuana and cocaine after being granted a prior clearance in 1999, prevented the mitigation of security concerns related to personal and criminal conduct. Consequently, the security clearance was DENIED.
Why the Applicant Was Denied
- The applicant had a history of illegal drug use, including marijuana and cocaine, after being granted a security clearance in 1999.
- The applicant deliberately minimized her drug use on two security clearance applications and in a sworn statement, raising concerns about her judgment and reliability.
- Security concerns based on personal conduct and criminal conduct were not mitigated despite the absence of recent drug use.
Conditions Referenced
- E2.A8.1.2.1raisedDrug Abuse
- E2.A8.1.2.2raisedIllegal Drug Possession
- E2.A5.1.2.2raisedDeliberate Falsification
- E2.A5.1.2.3raisedProviding False Information
- E2.A10.1.2.1raisedAdmission of Criminal Conduct
- E2.A10.1.2.2raisedSerious Crime or Multiple Offenses
- E2.A8.1.3.1appliedNot Recent Drug Involvement
- E2.A8.1.3.3appliedIntent Not to Abuse Drugs
- E2.A5.1.3.3rejectedGood-faith Efforts to Correct FalsificationThe applicant did not make prompt efforts to correct her falsifications.
Key Rule Quoted
“The adjudicative process is an examination of a sufficient period of a person's life to make an affirmative determination that the person is eligible for a security clearance.”
Procedural Posture
- SOR issuedApr 19, 2005
- Answer filedOct 4, 2005Applicant responded to SOR allegations.
- Hearing heldJan 26, 2006Hearing conducted as scheduled.
- Decision dateMar 30, 2006
Cite For
- Deliberate Falsification of Security Clearance Applications Under Guideline E
- Drug Involvement Concerns Under Guideline H
- Criminal Conduct Implications Under Guideline J