Summary
A 50-year-old document control specialist was denied a security clearance due to concerns under Guidelines E (Personal Conduct), F (Financial Considerations), and J (Criminal Conduct). The denial stemmed from a history of unresolved financial delinquencies, multiple job terminations, and deliberate falsifications on his security clearance application.
Specifically, the applicant had approximately $6,582 in unresolved financial delinquencies across 13 accounts placed for collection. He also filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in May 1998, which was dismissed in December 1998 for failure to confirm a plan. Additionally, he failed to file federal and state income tax returns for 2001 and 2002.
The applicant was fired from six employers between 1985 and 2002 for reasons including accumulating too many parking tickets, falsifying a time card, tardiness, unexcused absences, false statements, and failure to perform duties. He then falsified his security clearance application (SF-86) by omitting several job terminations and failing to disclose multiple overdue accounts and current delinquencies. The judge found that the applicant failed to mitigate these concerns, leading to the denial of his clearance.
Why the Applicant Was Denied
- The applicant had a history of unresolved financial delinquencies totaling approximately $6,582.
- He was fired from six employers for various reasons, including tardiness and falsifying information.
- The applicant falsified his security clearance application by omitting job terminations and relevant financial information.
- He failed to file federal and state income tax returns for tax years 2001 and 2002.
Conditions Referenced
- E2.A6.1.2.1raisedFinancial Considerations - Inability or Unwillingness to Satisfy Debts
- E2.A6.1.2.3raisedFinancial Considerations - Financial Problems Raise Security Concerns
- E2.A5.1.2.1raisedPersonal Conduct - Deliberate Misrepresentation of Facts
- E2.A5.1.2.2raisedPersonal Conduct - Pattern of Dishonesty
- E2.A5.1.2.4raisedPersonal Conduct - Failure to Provide Truthful Information
- E2.A5.1.2.5raisedPersonal Conduct - Lack of Candor
- E2.A5.1.3.1raisedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Rehabilitation
- E2.A5.1.3.2raisedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Good Faith Efforts to Correct Misrepresentations
- E2.A5.1.3.3raisedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Conditions Beyond Control
- E2.A5.1.3.5raisedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Significant Steps to Mitigate Vulnerabilities
- E2.A6.1.1raisedFinancial Considerations - Financial Overextension May Lead to Illegal Acts
- E2.A6.1.3.1rejectedFinancial Considerations - Long-standing Debts Not Mitigated
- E2.A6.1.3.2rejectedFinancial Considerations - Financial Problems Not Resolved
- E2.A6.1.3.3rejectedFinancial Considerations - Financial Problems Not Due to Conditions Beyond Control
- E2.A6.1.3.4rejectedFinancial Considerations - No Clear Evidence of Financial Counseling Effectiveness
- E2.A6.1.3.6rejectedFinancial Considerations - Promises to Pay Debts Not Sufficient
- E2.A5.1.3.1rejectedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Rehabilitation
- E2.A5.1.3.2rejectedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Good Faith Efforts to Correct Misrepresentations
- E2.A5.1.3.3rejectedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Conditions Beyond Control
- E2.A5.1.3.5rejectedPersonal Conduct - No Evidence of Significant Steps to Mitigate Vulnerabilities
Key Rule Quoted
“"No one has a 'right' to a security clearance."”
Procedural Posture
- SOR issuedOct 31, 2005
- Answer filedDec 30, 2005
- Hearing heldMay 4, 2006Applicant requested a change in date due to medical treatments.
- Decision dateJun 30, 2006
Cite For
- Denial of Security Clearance Due to Unresolved Financial Delinquencies
- Pattern of Dishonesty and Misrepresentation in Security Clearance Applications
- Failure to Mitigate Financial and Personal Conduct Concerns Under Guidelines E, F, and J.