Summary
A 62-year-old defense contractor was denied a security clearance due to significant financial issues, a history of alcohol-related incidents, and failure to disclose relevant information on his security clearance application. The denial was based on concerns under Guideline E (Personal Conduct), Guideline F (Financial Considerations), Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption), and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct).
The applicant had over $25,000 in delinquent debt, including one judgment, one past-due account, six charged-off debts, six collection accounts, and a deficiency from an auto repossession. He had filed for bankruptcy five times between 1969 and 1996 and provided no plan to resolve his current debts. He attributed some financial issues to co-signing loans for his children or debts incurred by them.
Additionally, the applicant had a history of multiple alcohol-related incidents, including six convictions for DWI or DUI between 1964 and 1999, nonjudicial punishment for intoxication on duty in 1962, a domestic battery and resisting arrest incident in 1997, and criminal damage to property in 1998, all after consuming alcohol. Crucially, he provided numerous false answers and failed to disclose most of this information on his February 2000 security clearance application. Despite demonstrating long-term sobriety and positive behavioral changes, the cumulative weight of his financial irresponsibility and personal conduct led to the denial.
Why the applicant was denied
- The applicant has over $25,000 in delinquent debt with no plan to resolve it.
- The applicant has a history of multiple bankruptcies and alcohol-related offenses.
- The applicant provided false information on his security clearance application.
Conditions referenced
- F1raisedA History of Not Meeting Financial Obligations
- F3raisedInability or Unwillingness to Satisfy Debts
- G1raisedAlcohol-related Incidents Away From Work
- G5raisedHabitual or Binge Consumption of Alcohol to the Point of Impaired Judgment
- E2raisedThe Deliberate Omission, Concealment, or Falsification of Relevant and Material Facts
- J1raisedAllegations or Admissions of Criminal Conduct
- G2appliedThe Problem Occurred a Number of Years Ago and There Is No Indication of a Recent Problem
- G3appliedPositive Changes in Behavior Supportive of Sobriety
- J6appliedThere Is Clear Evidence of Successful Rehabilitation
Key rule quoted
“No one has a right to a security clearance and "the clearly consistent standard indicates that security clearance determinations should err, if they must, on the side of denials."”
Procedural posture
- SOR issuedDec 17, 2004
- Answer filedUndated
- Hearing heldN/AApplicant requested a decision based on the written record.
- Decision dateAug 26, 2005
Cite for
- Financial Irresponsibility Leading to Security Concerns Under Guideline F
- Alcohol-related Incidents Impacting Security Clearance Under Guideline G
- Deliberate Falsification of Information in Security Clearance Applications Under Guideline E.