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Utility / Phone / Cable Debt

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.

Decided cases
2,342
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
34%
797 granted · 1,545 denied or revoked

Official mitigating conditions in play

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 cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 20(d)30681
¶ 20(b)28022
¶ 20(c)17522
¶ 20(a)542
¶ 20(e)268
¶ 20(g)2411

What judges 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).

  • debt paid in full · credited in 16 granted cases
  • debt settlement · credited in 1 granted case
  • payment plan with creditor · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 06-26083.h1 granted · 2007
    Applicant was a 26-year-old engineering technician for a defense contractor seeking a security clearance. The Statement of Reasons (SOR) alleged financial concerns under Guideline F, citing seven deli
  • ISCR 06-26286 granted · 2007
    The applicant in this case was a 57-year-old defense contractor seeking a security clearance, who had a history of financial difficulties. The Statement of Reasons (SOR) issued by the Defense Office o
  • ISCR 06-26383 denied · 2010
    The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old network operator and systems administrator employed by a defense contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reason
  • ISCR 06-26741 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 41-year-old logistics specialist employed by a government contractor, who sought a security clearance after submitting his application in March 2006. The Defense Offic

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