Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline J · Criminal Conduct
Fraud or Deception (Criminal)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 32(a) | 43 | 23 |
| ¶ 32(d) | 23 | 11 |
| ¶ 32(c) | 21 | 15 |
| ¶ 32(b) | 17 | 9 |
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).
- rehabilitation evidence · credited in 16 granted cases
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 6 granted cases
- no subsequent offenses · credited in 5 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 4 granted cases
- explanation of omission credible · credited in 3 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 07-01077 granted · 2008The applicant in this case was a 50-year-old senior financial assistant employed by a defense contractor, who sought a security clearance after previously holding one while working for the federal gov…
- ISCR 18-01587 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 47-year-old custodian employed by a community rehabilitation foundation, who sought a security clearance after previously being denied in 2014. The Department of Defen…
- ISCR 06-25655 denied · 2008The applicant in this case was a 60-year-old field engineer employed by a federal contractor, contesting the Defense Department's intent to deny his industrial security clearance. The allegations in t…
- ISCR 06-26686 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 54-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The adjudicative guidelines at issue included financial considerations (Guideline F), per…
Related issues under Guideline J
- Unspecified Criminal Conduct · 2,110 cases
- DUI / DWI (criminal charge) · 1,079 cases
- Drug-Related Criminal Charge · 815 cases
- Assault or Battery · 588 cases
- Theft or Larceny · 429 cases
- Domestic Violence · 368 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.