Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline E · Personal Conduct
Association with Persons Involved in Criminal Activity
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 17(g) | 7 | 0 |
Circumstances credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- severed ties to using friends · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 17-03023 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 61-year-old software development project manager who had worked for her current federal contractor-employer for approximately 20 years. The Department of Defense issue…
- ISCR 18-01891 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 23-year-old U.S. citizen who had held a security clearance since October 2015. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing a security concern …
- ISCR 18-02827 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 29-year-old aeronautical engineer seeking a security clearance. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guideline H r…
- ISCR 20-01150 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 24-year-old assembler technician seeking a security clearance from the Department of Defense (DoD). The adjudicative guidelines at issue were personal conduct and drug…
Related issues under Guideline E
- Falsification of Security Clearance Application · 3,065 cases
- Unspecified Personal Conduct · 2,959 cases
- Omission / Failure to Disclose on Security Form · 2,662 cases
- Lack of Candor in Interview / Investigation · 1,575 cases
- Questionable Judgment (general) · 1,418 cases
- Workplace Rules Violation · 750 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.