INDUSTRIAL SECURITY CLEARANCE DECISIONS

Applicant is 50 years old and employed as a Administrative Assistant in human resources by a defense contractor. Circumstances beyond her control, namely a divorce, job lay-off, failed business venture, unexpected capital gains taxes due to a house sale, and a serious car accident cause her delinquent back taxes. Since then, she had paid off her back state tax liability, and is negotiating with the IRS to set up a payment plan to get her Federal taxes paid. She has made a good faith effort to resolve her indebtedness. Sufficient mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant did not intentionally falsify a Government questionnaire by not revealing all of his drug history. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 34 years old, unmarried, and has no children. Applicant has 12 delinquent debts listed in the SOR, totaling about $24,000. Of these delinquent debts, four are student loans totaling about $22,000. He has 10 additional student loans totaling about $16,000 which are in forbearance. Applicant obtained consumer counseling, prepared a budget, and has installment payment plans for all his debts except the ones in forbearance. Applicant mitigated the financial considerations security concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 44 years old, married, and has three children. His wife has cancer. He closed his home-based wedding photography business in 2006 to care for his wife, and because the income from it was declining. He is currently employed by a defense contractor. His delinquent debts have not been paid. He filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, but let it be dismissed. He has not refilled it because of medical bills for his wife. He has paid some smaller debts, including one listed in the SOR. Applicant did not mitigate the financial considerations security concern. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has diagnosed longstanding psychiatric disorder of Post Traumatic Stress syndrome with psychotic features who has been on a continuous medication regiment combined with professional therapy from VA hospitals. Applicant fails, though, to provide probative documentation of a favorable prognosis. Overall, he does not mitigate still active security concerns raised by DoD's evaluating mental health professional that Applicant's condition could pose a serious risk of judgment lapse. Employment issues raised are insufficiently developed to be substantiated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant received a bankruptcy discharge in 1999. Since then, he has accumulated numerous debts that have gone delinquent. He also provided false material information about his financial condition on a security questionnaire. Clearance is denied.

A the time the case was submitted for decision, Applicant admitted owing $31,000 on 42 past due or delinquent debts. The Judge could reasonably conclude that Applicant's financial problems were ongoing. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has long standing delinquent debts that he has not addressed. He also provided false material information about his financial condition on a security questionnaire. Clearance is denied.

Although Applicant identifies an error in the Judge's decision with regard to her high school graduation date, she does not identify any error likely to change the outcome of the case. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant molested his stepdaughter in 2004. In 2006 his wife revealed the crime to a clergyman, who gave Applicant an opportunity to report the crime himself. Ultimately the clergyman reported. The crime. Applicant is still on probation and his therapist testified that it is premature to terminate Applicant's counseling. A prosecutor's decision to accept a plea agreement does not necessarily suggest that the offense is minor. Favorable decision reversed.

Reliance on the non-collectability of a debt does not constitute a good-faith effort to resolve the debt within the meaning of the Directive. The Judge decision did not take into account record evidence which ran contrary to her favorable decision. Applicant presented little corroboration for his claims to have been defrauded. Nor did he demonstrate reasonable efforts to resolve his delinquent debts including those unrelated to the alleged fraud. Favorable decision reversed.

The challenged finding is based on substantial evidence. Furthermore there is no indication that the Judge drew any pejorative inferences from the finding. Adverse decision affirmed.

Correspondence from Applicant submitted after his appeal brief, and raising additional issues, was untimely. Judge's decision that Applicant had failed to mitigate the Guideline F security concerns is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge's favorable findings of fact are supported by the record but do not support his adverse conclusions. Adverse decision remanded.

The Board does not consider new evidence on appeal. A party's disagreement with the Judge's weighing of the evidence is not sufficient to demonstrate error. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Appeal Board's authority is limited. The Board does not review a case de novo. Adverse decision affirmed.

Although Department Counsel correctly points out that the Judge's analysis and application of the statute of limitation is erroneous in the security clearance adjudication context, the error is harmless in this case in light of the totality of the record evidence. Favorable decision affirmed.

The presence of some mitigating evidence does not alone compel the Judge to issue a favorable trustworthiness determination. The Judge had to weigh the evidence as a whole. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's claim that his due process rights were compromised by his self-representation, the record demonstrates that Applicant received detailed pre-hearing guidance from DOHA explaining his rights and was advised of his right to employ counsel, or to have some other person represent him at the hearing; his right to present evidence and witnesses; his right to cross examine witnesses against him; and his right to object to evidence. A review of the entire record discloses no basis to conclude that Applicant was denied the rights due him under the Directive or that he had not been adequately advised of those rights.. Having decided to represent himself during the proceedings below, Applicant cannot fairly complain about the quality of his self-representation or seek to be relieved of the consequences of his decision to represent himself. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has not identified any harmful error. Adverse decision affirmed.

Judge's decision was premised on his conclusion that Applicant's falsification was isolated. At the hearing, Applicant offered inconsistent explanations for his false answer to question 24 of his security clearance application. The Board concludes that this amounts a second falsification. Furthermore Applicant provided false information in an interrogatory. Therefore, the Judge's premise for applying the mitigating conditions was not valid. Favorable decision reversed.

The federal government need not wait until an applicant mishandles sensitive information before it denies or revokes access to such information. Trustworthiness determinations are not limited to consideration of job performance or on duty conduct. Adverse decision affirmed.

There is a rebuttable presumption that a Judge is impartial and unbiased.. The issue is not whether a party personally believes the Judge was biased or unfair, but whether the record contains any indication that the Judge acted in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to question the Judge's impartiality. Applicant has failed to meet his heavy burden of persuasion on this issue. Adverse decision affirmed.

The judge weighed the mitigating evidence offered by Applicant and reasonably explained why it was insufficient to overcome the government's security concerns. Adverse decision affirmed.

A state tax lien was filed against Applicant and her spouse in April 1996 and released in February 2000. Applicant received a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge in June 2000. A federal tax lien was filed against her in March 2005 and was resolved in October 2007. Two other state tax liens totaling more than $22,000 are unresolved. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 25 years old and is employed by a defense contractor. Applicant has five arrests, involving disorderly conduct and damage to property within a four year period, in addition to a hit and run traffic accident. Alcohol was a factor in the first five incidents. Applicant did not mitigate the criminal conduct, alcohol consumption, or personal conduct security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated allegations relating to protected information involving allegations of security incidents of several of his staff of technicians while he held an ISSO position part time as well as three incidents over an 18 month period in which he was personally involved. Progressive disciplinary penalties were imposed for the staff incidents. After the last staff violation extra ISSO duty withdrawn and a full time ISSO appointed. His own three incidents were characterized by security inquiry as one deviation, one infraction, and one violation. Applicant had held security clearance for 28 years with excellent reputation. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's statement of reasons (SOR) alleged 17 delinquent debts, totaling about $168,000. His first and second mortgagees were listed on the SOR and totaled about $133,000. They went to foreclosure; however, results of the foreclosure sale are unknown. One SOR debt duplicated another SOR debt, leaving 14 delinquent debts (total: about $25,000). He did not make any payments on these 14 delinquent debts for more than a year. Applicant failed to mitigate financial considerations security concerns. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns that arise from his financial irresponsibility, as demonstrated by the many debts he has allowed to remain delinquent for a number of years, and his failure to disclose those debts, as required, in a security clearance application he submitted in March 2008.

Applicant incurred at least 20 delinquent debts totaling $64,930. He provided no documentary evidence to show paid debts, settlements, documented negotiations, payment plans, budgets, or financial assistance/counseling. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred significant educational debt as an undergraduate and graduate student. Although approximately 50% of his debt is in forbearance, the remainder is in default. He has paid one small private education loan and has a rehabilitation plan for two other debts in default. He has not resolved two large debts which are in default. While he has move forward with resolving his defaulted loans, he has not resolved two large debts. Thus, he has not mitigated the government's security concerns under guideline F. Clearance is denied.

This 27-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the personal conduct guideline because he intentionally falsified his security clearance application in October 2007. He has not mitigated the Guideline F security concern because he has delinquent debt that he has not paid and has no plan in place for payment. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate foreign preference allegations arising from holding a U.K. passport and dual citizenship with the U.K. and U.S. He declines to surrender his U.K. passport. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 53-year-old project manager for a federal contractor. His history of financial problems is due to events or circumstances largely beyond his control, and he has acted responsibly in an effort to resolve his indebtedness. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has either satisfied or made payment arrangements to satisfy all of her delinquent debts. Clearance is granted.

Applicant acquired at least 12 delinquent debts approximating $12,700. He provided insufficient documentary evidence to show paid debts, settlements, documented negotiations, payment plans, budgets, or financial assistance/counseling. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana about 30 times between May 2006 and May 2007, after having abstained from marijuana use since 1984. He resumed using illegal drugs despite being on notice that such conduct was a possible security concern. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 45 year old Engineer for a defense contracting company. The Applicant's close and continuing relationship with her mother, father and brother in China pose a significant security risk. Sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has a history of indebtedness, having accumulated at least six delinquent debts approximating $13,000. These debts are directly linked to a contentious separation and divorce. Applicant has not repaid all of his creditors, but has submitted documented good-faith efforts to repay or resolve his debts. He has submitted a viable budget reflecting he is living within his means. Applicant has mitigated financial considerations concerns after taking into account mitigating factors and the whole person concept. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 45 year old Aircraft Mechanic for a defense contracting company. His history of excessive indebtedness has been resolved. He intentionally falsified his security clearance application in response to questions concerning his delinquent financial history. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is financially overextended and has significant delinquent debt. She lacks a coherent plan to resolve her debts, and she has failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the financial considerations adjudicative guideline. Additionally, she failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the criminal conduct adjudicative guideline. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Since 2001, Applicant has acquired almost $17,000.00 in debt that she cannot repay. Though she was unemployed for five « years before finding her current job in September 2007, the record evidence of verified employment from March to June 2008 is inadequate to conclude she warrants a security clearance. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant's statement of reasons (SOR) alleged five delinquent debts, totaling about $45,000. One debt duplicated another SOR debt, and her delinquent SOR debt actually totaled about $33,000. She admitted responsibility for the other four delinquent debts. She did not make any payments for more than a year or otherwise establish any track record of debt resolution of these four delinquent SOR debts. Applicant failed to mitigate financial considerations security concerns. Department Counsel withdrew the personal conduct allegation. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns about his finances. Over the past seven years, he accrued more than $22,000 in delinquent personal debt. He has taken no action to resolve his debts and his finances are not likely to improve in the future. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana once in 2001. In 2002, she was convicted of transporting ecstacy. An allegation she was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine is not supported by the record, and she did not possess marijuana as charged in 2006. Based on the passage of time and positive information about her current lifestyle, security concerns about her criminal conduct and drug involvement are mitigated. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was involved in numerous alcohol-related incidents from 1989 to July 2005. He completed a nine-month outpatient alcohol abuse treatment program as a condition of probation, and he voluntarily completed a 10-day inpatient treatment program. He abstained from alcohol for about 20 months, had two relapse incidents in September and October 2007, and has abstained since his last relapse. He regularly attends AA meetings, has a strong support network, and has consistently received outstanding performance appraisals at work. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's statement of reasons (SOR) alleged four delinquent debts. Two were discharged in his 2004 bankruptcy. Applicant's first and second mortgage total $233,857. He failed to make any mortgage payments for the last nine months, accruing an additional $20,000 in delinquent debt. He currently retains a valid Cuban passport. Applicant failed to mitigate financial considerations and foreign preference security concerns. Foreign influence and personal conduct security concerns are mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

On two or three occasions in May and June of 1987, Applicant entered the shower area of the female barracks to watch females as they showered. He was apprehended, and received non-judicial punishment. In October 2005, Applicant was observed peering through a female's window for a period of time before being apprehended by police. Applicant's favorable military acknowledgments, outstanding job evidence, and his positive contributions to his church, have been carefully reviewed. However, the evidence in rehabilitation is insufficient to confidently conclude the behavior will not recur in the future. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant is 32 years old and employed by a defense contractor. He did not present any evidence indicating that he paid or resolved approximately $11,000 of delinquent debts alleged in the SOR, some of which date back to 2002. From mid-2000 to April 2001, he used cocaine. From April 2001 to September 2007, he regularly used marijuana and was arrested on three occasions for possessing drugs. He did not present any evidence to corroborate his assertions that he no longer uses illegal drugs. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guidelines F, H and J. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has satisfied one out of three past-due unsecured debts. His two remaining debts total over $15,000.00. Clearance is denied.

In mitigating financial problems, an applicant must not only show he has paid debts, but he also must show systemic changes in his financial habits that will prevent a future recurrence of financial problems. While Applicant has paid two small debts, he still has two delinquent debts remaining that total about $36,000.00. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant is a native of Lebanon who has held a clearance since 1985, been married to a native-born U.S. citizen since 1985, and held U.S. citizenship since 1987. His spouse is employed by the U.S. government and holds a clearance. His mother, two sisters, and two brothers are citizens and residents of Lebanon. He retained his Lebanese passport after becoming a U.S. citizen, but he renounced his Lebanese citizenship and surrendered his passport when he learned they raised security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 26-year-old doctorate candidate who has worked for a federal contractor since 2006. He was a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. He formally renounced his Canadian citizenship. His contacts in Canada and the United Kingdom are not a security concern. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline B, Foreign Influence and Guideline C, Foreign Preference. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used illegal drugs between 1999 and August 2005, the majority of which occurred while he was a college student. He stopped three years ago and will not use in the future as illegal drug use is inconsistent with this future plans. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under drug involvement. Clearance is granted.

The circumstances surrounding Applicant's discharge from the US Army Reserve, together with some lingering financial delinquencies generate security concerns that he failed to mitigate. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 49 year old Aircraft Electronic Technician for a defense contracting company. In June 2006, while holding a Top Secret security clearance, the Applicant tested positive for marijuana during a random drug and alcohol urinalysis caused by an industrial accident related to his work. Sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant has ceased his communications with the three foreign national women he met on the internet. He complied the NISPOM in reporting his trip to Viet Nam Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 36-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has a criminal history that includes a sexual offense against a minor in 2006. He is a registered sexual offender. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant with continuous and recurrent marijuana use is covered by the Bond Amendment's mandatory prohibitions against determined drug users. Because he continued to use marijuana after applying for a security clearance, he exhibited judgment lapses that are separately covered by the personal conduct guideline. Applicant fails to mitigate security concerns under both the drug and personal conduct guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was involved in inappropriate sexual conduct with his younger siblings over fifteen years ago when he was fifteen years old. He spent time in a juvenile halfway house and received counseling. There are no other inappropriate sexual conduct incidents. Applicant did not deliberately with intent to deceive fail to provide full and complete information to the government on two documents. He has numerous traffic offenses that happened in the 1999 to 2001 timeframe. A recent traffic incident in 2007 was a mistake of timing. He was involved in two assault and battery incidents with either his girlfriend or his wife. Both offenses were not prosecuted and dismissed. Applicant presented sufficient information to mitigate personal conduct and criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant drank up to 30 beers on a daily basis for more than seven years until undergoing detoxification treatment for diagnosed alcohol dependence in August 2005. He resumed drinking two to three beers on a regular basis in July 2006. A recent diagnosis of alcohol dependence in full remission is not sufficient to mitigate the concerns raised by his ongoing consumption, especially where he did not complete recommended aftercare. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's delinquent debts started accruing when her marriage deteriorated and Applicant was required to support herself and four children on one salary. She provided documentation showing that she paid one large debt that represents approximately one- third of her indebtedness. She contacted a credit counseling agency to set up a payment plan for other debts. Applicant has a stable history of employment at the same agency for 18 years, and supplied testimony and documentation attesting to her trustworthiness and reliability. The evidence has allayed the government's security concerns under Guideline F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigates allegations of financial considerations by paying all delinquent debts that she could settle or pay on a schedule, except the two largest credit card debts. She has arranged with her father for a bank loan and will be able to pay them and re-pay the bank on schedule. She also mitigated through passage of time personal conduct allegation concerning testing positive for cocaine from a one-time drug experimentation in December 2004. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has had a history of overdue debts, the majority of which remain unresolved. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the trustworthiness concern that arises from her longstanding financial problems, including a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge in January 2003, and continuing financial delinquencies thereafter.

Applicant is a retired Navy officer and civilian contractor who was convicted in 2003 of sexual molestation of a minor (a felony), and was sentenced to one year in jail and three years of probation, and ordered to register as a sex offender. He also accessed pornographic web-sites on his company computer and received a final warning from his employer for his actions. Despite counseling efforts to help him better understand his actions, he has had trouble determining why he committed the conduct in issue and remains a recurrence risk. Applicant fails to mitigate his conviction and accessing of pornographic web-sites. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated the security concern that arose from the delinquent accounts listed in his credit bureau reports.

Applicant owes delinquent income taxes in excess of $40,000 for tax years 2002 through 2005. The state taxes are being repaid directly from his wages but his efforts to resolve his federal taxes have been inconsistent. He has repaid over $45,000 in consumer credit debt through debt consolidation, in preference to resolving his federal taxes, and was late in his rent as of November 2008. Financial concerns persist. Clearance is denied.

This 43-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the Guideline F security concern because he has delinquent debt that he has not paid and has no plan in place for payment. He had two tax liens and is paying one through garnishment. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated security concerns under Guideline F, Guideline K, and Guideline E. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 61 year old Senior Principal Multi-disciplinary Engineer for a defense contracting company. The Applicant has a close and continuing relationship with his family in Iran that pose a significant security risk. In addition, after becoming a United States citizen, he has traveled to Iran using his Iranian passport. He does not want to renounce his Iranian citizenship. Sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 49 year old Director of Network Systems Technology for a defense contracting company. She deliberately concealed material information on her security clearance application concerning her marriage history, specifically concealing a former spouse that was involved with the Applicant in a deportation proceeding for allegedly committing a fraudulent marriage. Clearance is denied.

Applicant acquired almost $30,000 in debt between 2005 and 2007, most of which was charged by his estranged wife to his account. Having quit two jobs and facing protracted periods of unemployment, only about $700 of this debt has been paid. Meanwhile, two incidents in which he was arrested were explained and, lacking convictions, they do not reflect adversely on Applicant. Financial considerations security concerns, however, remain. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 33-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has more than $55,000 in delinquent debt. He provided no explanation for his financial problems. He did not provide sufficient evidence to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 51-year-old employee of a federal contractor. He used cocaine during the period 2006 2008 while holding a security clearance. He tested positive for cocaine three times, the last two times while serving a sentence to probation, which he is still serving. Applicant did not present sufficient evidence to explain, extenuate, or mitigate the security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant became aware of most of his delinquent debts when he received the SOR. He paid all of the medical debts for co-pays for his medical treatment. He had a federal tax lien that he has been paying according to a plan since 1998 and he is current with his payments. He is making payments on two credit card debts. He provided all of the financial information he knew about when completing his security clearance application. Applicant mitigated security concerns for financial considerations and personal conduct. Clearance is granted.

About five years ago, Applicant took out a loan to hire an attorney when he faced charges before a military tribunal. He later borrowed against his line of credit to transition back into civilian life and settle bills. While he mitigated criminal conduct security concerns regarding his military conviction, his failure to reliably address approximately $17,000 in delinquent debts leaves financial considerations security concerns unmitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant has an prolonged period of unemployment or under employment. She has now addressed all of the alleged past due debts, has a positive monthly cash flow, and money in savings. Clearance is granted.

Applicant encountered delinquent debt after leaving active duty with the Navy and not being steadily employed by defense contractors. He filed for bankruptcy to resolve his debts and they were discharged in 2005. He paid two debts years go. He learned of four other debts from the SOR. He contacted all creditors and has payment plans for three of the debts and the fourth was waived by the creditor because there is no record of the debt. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns arising from financial considerations and personal conduct. He falsified his security clearance application. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant has acted reasonably with regards to his disputes with his wife, which concern four of the debts in the SOR. He has paid off three of the remaining debts (there is one duplicate), and is current on the other one. In all other respects his financial situation is sound. Applicant is eligible for a security clearance. Clearance is granted.

The Statement of Reasons alleges 18 debts, which started accruing in the mid- 1990s and amount to approximately $49,000. Applicant has paid or resolved four debts. Applicant provided no documentation to support his claim that he paid or does not owe the remaining debts. Despite a history of delinquencies over more than 10 years, and current unpaid debts, Applicant did not disclose his true financial situation to the government when he completed his security clearance application. Security concerns remain under both guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has not contacted creditors to establish a plan to pay his delinquent debts. He made some payments on his delinquent debts. Some of the payments were accepted but some were returned for full payment. Applicant has not established a plan on how he will resolve his indebtedness. He did not understand the extent of his indebtedness when he completed his security clearance application. He did not know of a judgment and thought two car repossessions did not have to be reported. He did not deliberately provide false information with intent to deceive. He did not mitigate security concerns for financial considerations but did mitigate security concerns for personal conduct and criminal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana while in the navy from 2002 until 2004. He received an other than honorable discharge from the Navy in lieu of a court-martial for his illegal drug use. He did not reveal his drug use on his security clearance applications, in response to interrogatories, and to a security investigator. He admitted his false answers at the hearing. Applicant mitigated his drug use and criminal conduct but not his personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 33-year-old single mother of four children. She has approximately $44,755 in delinquent debt spanning an eight year period. She did not provide any documented evidence that she has resolved any of the delinquent debt. Applicant failed to mitigate the trustworthiness concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred a significant amount of debt as a result of a failed business, a failed marriage, and several periods of unemployment. She filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May 2007. Her debts were discharged in August 2007. Security concerns remained due to a $13,000 delinquent student loan account and several minor delinquent debts. Applicant rehabilitated her student loans and resolved the minor debts. Her financial situation has stabilized. Security concerns under financial considerations are mitigated. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was cited for possession of marijuana in 2000 and 2006. He did not list the 2000 citation on his security clearance questionnaire because it had been dismissed and expunged and he did not believe he had to list it. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under drug involvement, personal conduct, and criminal conduct. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated trustworthiness concerns regarding Guidelines J (Criminal Conduct) and E (Personal Conduct). Applicant's court-martial and dismissal from military service were more than 13 years ago. Her subsequent conduct establishes that she is rehabilitated. Applicant's eligibility to occupy an ADP I/II/III position is granted.

The Statement of Reasons alleges seven delinquent debts, which started accruing in 2003. Applicant provided documentation showing that he paid two large debts last year, two debts in 2008, and that the creditors are removing two satisfied accounts from his credit report. His spouse has established a payment plan for the one remaining small debt. Applicant has resolved his financial obligations and allayed the government's security concerns under Guideline F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 44 years old, married with one child, and works for a defense contractor. He incurred several delinquent debts during successive periods of unemployment. He repaid all debts except for one, an auto repossession, which he disputes. Applicant mitigated the financial considerations security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has approximately $75,000 of delinquent debt. Although he is working with a financial counselor and has structured a payment plan, it is too soon to conclude that the financial considerations security concern has been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Statement of Reasons alleges eleven delinquent debts. Applicant provided documentation showing consistent payment of child support over the past nine years, and payment on an income tax debt over the past five years. He paid several debts and established payment plans for others. Applicant has demonstrated responsibility and a good-faith effort to resolve his financial obligations, allaying the government's security concerns under Guideline F. Clearance is granted.

For many years, Applicant and his estranged wife mismanaged their finances, which resulted in many unpaid debts over the years. Since their separation in January 2008, Applicant has been unable to pay the mortgage on two timeshares, which are now in the foreclosure process. In August 2008, his part-time job ended, causing an additional loss of monthly income for him. Currently, he lacks sufficient income each month to pay his expenses. He has resolved several of his smaller debts and renegotiated a forbearance plan for his home mortgage, but lacks income to pay a substantial number of his overdue debts. Clearance is denied.

Even though Applicant reports a monthly net remainder of almost $2,000, he is responsible for several unresolved financial delinquencies and lacks a coherent plan to resolve his debts. He has failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the Financial Considerations adjudicative guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 62 year old dual citizen of Iran and the United States. He was born in Iran in 1946, moved to the United States in 1969, and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994. Applicant continues to maintain his Iranian passport, which he has used on many occasions since becoming a U.S. citizen, and he is unwilling to renounce his Iranian citizenship. He also has close relatives who are citizens and residents of Iran. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has many delinquent debts, most of which have been delinquent for years. Although he may have recently paid off some of the smaller debts, he has not repaid any of the larger ones, and the evidence does not establish that he is likely to repay these debts any time soon. Clearance is denied.

Between 1999 and 2003, Applicant accrued approximately $25,000 in debt which ultimately became delinquent. While he did provide documentation showing he has satisfied a more recent medical debt for about $400, no documentation was introduced to show any successful efforts to address the older delinquent debt. Consequently, financial considerations security concerns remain unmitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a U.S. citizen by birth and as a young minor became a naturalized citizen of Mexico through the efforts of his father (of Mexican descent and citizenship). Applicant exercised his dual citizenship with Mexico in very limited ways. He received educational benefits in Mexico, acquired a Mexican passport after becoming a Mexican citizen, and used it over the years for identification purposes only when entering and exiting Mexico on family visits. He does own a condominium unit in Mexico and has an inheritance expectancy that could be jeopardized should he renounce his Mexican citizenship. However, he has since surrendered his Mexican passport to his employer's facility security officer and expressed his willingness to consider renouncing his Mexican citizenship. He extenuates and mitigates security concerns associated with his past receipt of primary education benefits, his possession and use of his Mexican passport, and his Mexican property ownership and expectancy interests by virtue of his returning his passport and expressing a willingness to consider renouncing his Mexican citizenship. Besides his Mexican condominium and inheritance expectancy, Applicant has no other material rights, privileges or benefits by virtue of his dual U.S.-Mexico citizenship and maintains his undivided loyalties to the U.S. Clearance is granted.

Applicant owes approximately $95,000 on 15 past due accounts including a tax lien of approximately $34,000. None of the debts have been paid. Applicant has not rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's debts were discharged in bankruptcy in 1998. He started accumulating delinquent debt again in 2005 and has four delinquent debts amounting to over $42,000. He has taken no action to pay or resolve these debts. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant's representation of the United Kingdom, and his consulting for Australia, are at the behest of and sanctioned by the U.S. Government. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has encountered financial difficulty since 1998 when he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. He continued to incur delinquent debts after his bankruptcy discharge. While he resolved several accounts, 23 delinquent accounts remain with no plan for resolving these debts. He did not intend to falsify his security clearance questionnaire and his application for a public trust position. I find for Applicant under the personal conduct concern. However, he has not mitigated the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant made no effort to resolve about $24,139 in delinquent debt until after the SOR was issued. He settled one debt but his financial situation remains tenuous because his monthly expenses and debt payments exceed his income. Clearance is denied.

Applicant had a history of financial difficulties. She has resolved the majority of her overdue debts, and her financial situation is stable and current. Applicant believed that the financial information that she provided to the Government, on a Security Clearance Application (SCA), was materially correct, and her conduct as a whole has not exhibited questionable judgement or lack of candor. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's marijuana use between 2002 and 2007, his marijuana purchases, and his equivocal statement of intent regarding future use render him unsuitable for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

Applicant is 58 years old, divorced from his first wife by whom he had two children, and is recently remarried. He incurred seven delinquent debts totaling $11,704. Applicant has repaid five debts, and has repayment plans in place for the remaining two debts. Applicant mitigated the financial considerations security concerns. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant last used marijuana about a year ago, after executing his e-QIP, but before being granted a security clearance. He has since left the environment that sanctioned his drug abuse, and formally vowed, by way of a signed statement, no future drug abuse. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate Guideline F (Financial Considerations) security concerns. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant's last act of Criminal Conduct occurred more than five years ago, and his Personal Conduct oversight occurred more than eight years ago. So much time has passed that they are not present security significance. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 32 years old and failed to fully divulge on his security clearance all of his past arrests and that his security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information had been revoked. Applicant failed to mitigate the security issues under the guidelines for personal conduct and criminal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's statement of reasons (SOR) alleged three delinquent mortgage debts on real estate properties and a delinquent condominium fee, totaling $484,137. One debt was paid during the foreclosure process. He now has $144,000 in delinquent debt. The allegation that he deliberately falsified his security clearance application is not substantiated. Applicant mitigated personal conduct security concerns; however, he failed to mitigate financial considerations security concerns. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant's two DUIs are mitigated by the passage of time and by substantial evidence he is not alcohol dependent and is living a sober responsible lifestyle. Concerns about his employment history are mitigated by the infrequency of adverse conduct and by substantial evidence of mature, responsible behavior over the past five years. Request for security clearance is granted.

Applicant's statement of reasons (SOR) alleged nine delinquent debts, totaling $5,510. One debt was unsubstantiated. Three debts were included in her 2005 bankruptcy. Three debts were not established. She admitted responsibility for two debts, had the funds to pay them and promised to pay them. However, she did not pay those two debts, totaling about $1,156. Applicant failed to mitigate financial considerations security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a security guard who engaged in e-mail conversations with a minor over a number of months. A 2006 e-mail from Applicant to the minor contained inappropriate language that resulted in his being charged and convicted of annoying or molesting a minor (a misdemeanor), for which he was convicted. Applicant remains on probation and registered as a sex offender, and fails to mitigate criminal conduct concerns. His actions also reflect a lack of judgment or discretion that could place him at risk to exploitation, coercion or duress. He also fails to mitigate security risk associated with his judgment lapses under the sexual behavior guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 49-year-old supervisor of a call center. His history of financial problems is directly related to events or circumstances largely beyond his control, and he has acted responsibly in an effort to resolve his indebtedness. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 36-year-old engineer with a Ph.D. in physics. His history of financial problems is attributable, in large part, to divorces in 1996 and 2006. He provided sufficient information to explain, extenuate, or mitigate his history of financial problems, which includes a federal tax lien that he is resolving via an installment payment agreement. Clearance is granted.

Applicant engaged in criminal conduct on at least 6 occasions and as recently as a DUI on July 2007, for which he still has two more years of probation. He also provided untruthful information to the Government many times and in different forms. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 32 years old, married, and has one child. He wants to return to work for a defense contractor as a translator in Iraq. Applicant was born in Iraq, but has lived in the United States since 1993. He and his immediate family have U.S. citizenship. He has a U.S. passport. His wife has relatives who have Iraqi citizenship, but are refugees living in Syria with whom he has no contact. Applicant owns his home in the United States and has strong connections to the United States for giving him refuge. He had two minor incidents since 1997 with authorities. He had two personal incidents involving a woman while married to his wife. Applicant mitigated the foreign influence and personal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 55 years old. He has $127,334 in delinquent debt, including state and federal tax liens. He has taken no actions to resolve any of the debt. He failed to disclose the tax liens and most of the delinquent debt on his security clearance application. He signed his security clearance application averring that the information contained therein was complete and correct. Applicant failed to mitigate the financial considerations, personal conduct, and criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant paid two judgments, a store account, and is paying two tax liens and his student loans. He established a good-faith effort to settle his delinquent debts, thereby mitigating security concerns for financial issues. He did not deliberately provide false information on two security clearance applications since the judgments and store debt had been paid, and he was paying his tax liens and student loans. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was born and raised in Turkey as was his wife. He is a citizen of the United States (U.S.) and Turkey. His son is a U.S. citizen. His wife will be applying for U.S. citizenship shortly. His father and mother are dead. His two brothers and three sisters are citizens and residents of Turkey. His aunt and uncle are citizens and residents of the U.S. Two sisters are retired and one receives income through his father's pensions. His other sister and two brothers work in non-policy positions in companies subsidized or funded by the Turkish government. Two years ago, to please his mother, he complied with Turkish law regarding military service. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he continued to use his Turkish passport to travel to Turkey until it expired in May 2007. He did not renew the passport and has destroyed it. He is willing to renounce his Turkish citizenship. Given the strong ties between Turkey and the U.S. and other western countries, he has mitigated the government's security concerns under Guidelines B and C. Eligibility for a security clearance is granted.

ADP case. The Applicant is resolving all of her past due indebtedness in an appropriate fashion. These debts occurred because she had to leave an abusive relationship. Applicant did not falsify her Government questionnaire. Access to sensitive personal information is granted.

Applicant is 21 years old and is employed by a defense contractor. Applicant has a marijuana arrest and disposition, and a driving while intoxicated arrest and disposition, within a 14 month period of time, when he was about 19 years old. Applicant did not mitigate the criminal conduct or alcohol consumption security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's acceptance of responsibility for his deliberate falsifications on security clearance applications in 1998 and 2006 mitigated concerns raised under criminal conduct. Personal conduct concerns are not mitigated. Doubts remain about his trustworthiness and reliability due to his deliberate omission of illegal drug use on his 1998 security clearance application; his continued use of illegal drugs while on active duty in the military and while possessing a security clearance and SCI access, and his intentional omission of the denial of his SCI access in March 2003 on his most recent security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has had a long history of financial difficulties, and she has not resolved the majority of her overdue debts. She also has a history of criminal conduct. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born in Afghanistan and became a U.S. citizen in 1986. His wife became a naturalized citizen in 1989, and his two children are native born American citizens. His remaining brother lives in Afghanistan and works for the current Afghan government. In 2004 and 2006-07, he returned to Afghanistan as a linguist for the U.S. military, where he served with distinction. He mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline B. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's wife is a citizen of Russia and lives with him in the United States. His mother-in-law and father-in-law are citizens and residents of Russia. He has on-going social contacts with Russian citizens and residents who were or are employed by the Russian government. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns under Adjudicative Guideline B. Clearance is denied.

Security concerns raised under criminal conduct and personal conduct due to Applicant's arrest history and history of traffic offenses are not mitigated. Questions about Applicant's trustworthiness and reliability remain due to his deliberate failure to disclose his arrest history and an automobile repossession on his security clearance questionnaire. While he claims to have resolved the majority of his delinquent accounts, he provided no documentation verifying payment. He has not met his burden to mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant abused alcohol for approximately 22 years. In May 2008, he was diagnosed by a substance abuse counselor as alcohol dependent. His habitual abuse of alcohol, his intentional falsification regarding a drug transaction he observed in June 1994, and other instances of poor judgment, have not been mitigated. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant had seven delinquent debts. He resolved six debts. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns regarding personal conduct and financial considerations. He knowingly and deliberately failed to disclose two felony convictions on his security clearance application. He also failed to resolve one debt for $8,708 to a credit card company. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant continued raising his children after his ex-wife was relieved of paying child support. Related expenses, plus two periods of unemployment in 2002 and 2003, led to the acquisition of delinquent debt which remains mostly unaddressed. Although he neglected to enumerate his delinquent debts in his security clearance application, he did fully detail his bankruptcy petition. He also failed to disclose a criminal conviction. Applicant mitigated criminal conduct and personal conduct security concerns, but failed to mitigate similar concerns regarding his finances. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accumulated numerous debts after being laid off from September 2001 to August 2002 and underemployed until December 2007. He resolved two of 21 delinquent debts, but he has taken no action to resolve the remaining debts, even though he has been gainfully employed for ten months and his credit counselor has presented him with a plan to resolve the remaining debts. Clearance is denied.

Appeal Board's authority is limited. The Board does not have authority to grant interim clearances. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Applicant is a 49 year old Translator/Linguist applying for a position with a defense contracting company. He has foreign contacts with Syria. He was born in Syria in 1959, and lived there until 1988, when he moved to the United States to make it his permanent home. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 2003. He has served as an interpreter for the United States Army and the Marines in Iraq and GITMO. His letters of recommendation, performance reviews and certificates of appreciation for honorably duty to the mission of the United States are exemplary. He has four siblings in Syria, who have no associations with the Syrian government. Applicant has limited contact with his siblings, and they have no knowledge of what he does, and they do not pose a security risk. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used marijuana on numerous occasions after receiving a clearance in 1983 and eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information in 2000. He did not disclose his marijuana use on his security clearance application in 2005. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 42 year old Electrical Technician for a defense contracting company. Two divorces and an unsuccessful business venture caused his financial indebtedness. He has since filed Bankruptcy and discharged the debt. He is now meeting all of his financial obligations in a timely manner. He did not intentionally falsify his security clearance application by failing to reveal his debt, since he did not know about it. Sufficient mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 34 year old Production Engineering Support Technician with a defense contracting company. His arrest and methamphetamine use in 2005, while holding a security clearance, and his failure to reveal this adverse information during his special security access investigation in 2006, has not been mitigated. Sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used and continues to possess a currently valid Polish passport, which he renewed in 2005 for travel to Poland after he became a U.S. citizen. He voted in a Polish referendum after becoming a U.S. citizen. Security concerns pertaining to foreign preference are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

The Judge's material findings of security concern are supported by substantial evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant had three driving while intoxicated offense, the latest occurring in 2006. He has not established that he attends alcohol counseling or any rehabilitation program. Applicant has a series of offenses for driving on a revoked or suspended driver's license. He mitigated personal conduct security concerns for wrong answers on his security clearance application but not for the course of action based on his driving offenses. Likewise, he mitigated criminal conduct security concerns for his answers on the security clearance application but not for his driving offenses. He has not taken any actions to pay two judgments placed against him. He is current on payments for two credit card accounts. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born and raised in the U.S. His parents submitted his application for Turkish citizenship and a Turkish passport when he was a child. He used the Turkish passport to travel to Turkey until its expiration in 1998. He has not possessed a valid foreign passport in over ten years. Foreign influence concerns raised by Applicant's family members being citizens of and residing in Turkey, and two financial interests in Turkey are mitigated due to his longstanding ties in the U.S. He had no personal financial stake in the financial interests and is in the process of removing his name from both interests. He is willing to renounce his Turkish citizenship. Foreign preference and foreign influence concerns are mitigated. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used marijuana over 100 times between 1972 and 2007. He stated that he does not intend to use marijuana again but that he would if it was offered to him. The record supports the Judge's conclusion that Applicant is an unlawful used of marijuana. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's unresolved financial difficulties, coupled with her residence in—and family and financial connections to—South Korea, render her an unsuitable candidate for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

The Applicant is a 58 year old Deputy Chief Engineer for a defense contracting company. He was worked for the defense industry and held a security clearance for thirty- five years. He used marijuana from 1996 until 2007 while holding a security clearance. In November 2007, he stated that he intended to use marijuana in the future. He has since changed his mind about it, and has no intentions of using it in the future. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

After reviewing the record the Board concludes that the Judge's findings are based on substantial evidence or constitute reasonable characterizations or inferences that could be drawn from the record. Security clearance determinations are not limited to consideration of work performance or conduct during duty hours. Adverse decision affirmed

The Applicant is a 29 year old Linguist seeking employment with a defense contracting company. While working at GITMO as a linguist from 2004 to 2006, he received three separate complaints for misconduct. This misconduct included attempting to sponsor an authorized person into GITMO, accessing inappropriate pornographic websites and losing his security badges. Sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

There is a rebuttable presumption that the Judge considered all the evidence. There is no requirement that the Judge discuss every piece of evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

There is a rebuttable presumption that federal officials and employees carry their duties in good faith. A party seeking to rebut that presumption has a heavy duty on appeal. Given the record, the Judge's finding of deliberate falsification is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant (a naturalized U.S. citizen) has immediate family members (his brother and sister) who were born and raised in Taiwan and are citizens and residents of Taiwan. Applicant maintains his dual citizenship with Taiwan and retains his Taiwan passport. Based on his continued retention of his Taiwan passport, he fails to mitigate foreign preference concerns. By contrast, his family interests in Taiwan present manageable risks and enable him to mitigate any potential risk to undue foreign influence concerns under Guideline B. Clearance is denied.

The judge found that Applicant still has some $26,000 in delinquent debt. The Judge concluded that Applicant had not demonstrated sufficient mitigation to support a favorable security clearance determination. Adverse decision affirmed

Applicant's proffer of the bankruptcy discharge is new evidence which the Board cannot consider. At the time of the hearing the bankruptcy proceedings were ongoing. Also, the Judge's conclusion that Applicants financial problems were not primarily the product of circumstances beyond control was reasonable in light of the sustainable findings. Adverse decision affirmed.

This 48-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the personal conduct guideline because he intentionally falsified his security clearance application in May 2002 and failed to credibly explain at the hearing why he failed to disclose his 2002 DWI. Although, this falsification is a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, which is a felony, it was in 2002, which is not recent. He has mitigated criminal conduct and alcohol consumption concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant exercised poor judgment in January 2003 by leaving the security of two jobs for a poorly planned venture that was seriously underfunded. He compounded his poor judgment by staying with the venture until March 2005,even though his last paycheck was in March 2003. However, Applicant was able to find employment immediately. The record reflects he resolved two unlisted creditors in 2005 and 2006. He also paid two of the smaller debts listed in the SOR, along with consolidating the remaining six accounts in a plan that he has made three payments on. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted..

The Board cannot consider new evidence on appeal. Applicant does not appeal the Judge unfavorable findings and conclusions under Guideline G. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant accrual of approximately $40,000 of delinquent debt generates a financial considerations security concern that she failed to mitigate. Clearance is denied.

Decisions in other hearing level cases are not legally binding precedent even if an applicant can establish close factual similarities between cases. The Directive presumes a nexus between proven conduct under any Guideline and an applicant security eligibility. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's relatives in Cape Verde, France, and Senegal, and her Cape Verdian bank account generate a foreign influence security risk. After considering the nature of the relationships, the countries, and the accounts, I conclude she has mitigated the security risk. Clearance is granted.

Applicant began using marijuana in August 2005, after applying for a security clearance. He received a clearance in January 2006. He applied for a higher level of clearance in March 2006, while continuing to use marijuana about once a week. He did not disclose his marijuana use on his March 2006 application. Security concerns based on drug involvement, personal conduct, and criminal conduct are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The government's burden to produce evidence arises only in regard to controverted facts. The record contains a paucity of evidence that Applicant has acted responsibly with regard to her delinquent debts, her two bankruptcies her conviction bouncing a check and her home foreclosure. Favorable decision reversed

Individual statements by a Judge must be viewed in the context of the entire decision, not in isolation. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising from ties to Iran. Adverse decision affirmed.

Over a period of 20 years, while employed as a government contractor, Applicant used his employers' computers at work to access and view pornographic images. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns under the Sexual Behavior, Personal Conduct, and Information Technology adjudicative guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's father lives in Afghanistan. Applicant made two untrue statements regarding his relationship with an Afghan official. Adverse decision affirmed.

A review of the record indicates that the Judge weighed the mitigating evidence offered by Applicant against the length and seriousness of the disqualifying conduct and considered the possible application of relevant conditions and factors. He reasonably explained why the evidence which the Applicant had presented in mitigation was insufficient to overcome the government's security concerns. Adverse decision affirmed.

The board does not review cases de novo. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant is a 36-year-old security officer. He did not present sufficient evidence to mitigate his history of financial problems, which consists of approximately $43,000 in delinquent debts. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has either satisfied or reasonably disputed the few delinquent debts he has. Clearance is granted.

Applicant demonstrates that the Judge erred in several of his findings of fact. Nonetheless, the Judge's errors did not lead him to treat Applicant as having committed more alcohol-related conduct than the record would sustain. The Judge's analysis focused on several matters which are supported by substantial record evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

Although applicant has taken serious steps to address her delinquent debts, she has not made much progress in actually reducing this indebtedness. In addition, the evidence does not establish she is unlikely to experience additional financial difficulties. Clearance is denied.

At the time of the decision Applicant had significant outstanding debts. The Judge's conclusion that Applicant had failed to mitigate the security concerns arising from these debts is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant argued that the Judge did not give appropriate weight to the evidence in mitigation which Applicant had provided. However, disagreement with a Judge's weighing of the evidence does not demonstrate error by the Judge. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's illness, divorce and business-related factors were unforeseen events that complicated the closure of his company in 2002. However, Applicant has had a reasonable amount of time to repair his finances and address the debts since that time, particularly since October 2005, when he began working for his current employer. In addition, Applicant's current lay off status cannot excuse his current dispute of at least three listed debts that he accepted responsibility for in his answer to the SOR in September 2007. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant failed to overcome security concerns arising from his close family members residing in Iran. Adverse decision affirmed.

Security concern arose from two separate instances of security violations. Applicant also admitted to two additional violations not referenced in the SOR. Judge's decision that Applicant had failed to mitigate the concerns raised in the SOR is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has close family member and a business partner in Russia. Applicant served in the Red Army. There is also substantial evidence of a false statement. Favorable decision reversed.

The Applicant is a 42 year old Chief Operating Officer and owner of a defense contracting company. Her foreign contacts, that include her father, who was involved in Lebanese internal affairs has been mitigated. Her deliberate falsifications on her Government forms, specifically the Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests and on her Security Clearance Application by failing to disclose her foreign contacts have not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Board cannot consider new evidence on appeal. Applicant has not demonstrated error by the Judge. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's history of delinquent debt includes substantial arrearages in his federal income tax. Judge reasonably concluded that Applicant's debt problems were ongoing. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge erred in applying the current Adjudicative Guidelines, in light of the fact that Applicant's SOR was issued prior to September 1, 2006. Adverse decision remanded.

Applicant committed three alcohol-related criminal offenses between 2001 and 2008. His most recent Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offense occurred on May 25, 2008, after he applied for a security clearance. Applicant is still on probation and has started, but not completed, all court-ordered alcohol treatment. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising from alcohol consumption, personal conduct and criminal conduct. Drug involvement security concerns are mitigated because they are not recent. Clearance is denied.

Between 2002 and 2003, Applicant's mother died, his wife filed for divorce, and he retired from the military. He was then convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in 2004, 2005, and 2007. His last conviction included three years of probation. Although he underwent an extensive alcohol rehabilitation program and has embraced sobriety, 19 months of abstinence is insufficient to mitigate alcohol consumption concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has had a history of overdue debts, many of which remain unresolved, with little chance of them being resolved. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

The Statement of Reasons alleges a total of approximately $24,000 in delinquent debt, which started accruing in 2005. Applicant contends he has made payments on one debt, and is in the process of arranging a payment plan for another debt. There is no evidence of either the payments or the payment plan, and no indication of financial counseling. Without evidence of a good-faith effort to resolve his significant delinquent debt, Applicant has failed to allay the government's security concerns under Guideline F. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has had a history of overdue debts, all of which remain unresolved. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accrued more than $22,000 in delinquent personal debt during his previous marriage and during an overseas move for his job. He has paid or otherwise resolved all but 10% of those debts. His current monthly cashflow is sufficient to resolve his debts and avoid future delinquencies. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns about his finances. Security clearance is granted.

Applicant has a history of security violations. His most recent were deliberate, including removing classification markings from a document he downloaded from a classified computer and transmitting it on an unclassified computer. He intentionally failed to divulge his past disciplinary actions when interviewed by a government investigator. He also was a dual citizen of Ireland and held an Irish passport. Prior to his hearing he renounced his Irish citizenship. He mitigated the security concerns regarding his foreign preference, but failed to mitigate the security concerns regarding his handling protected information, misuse of information technology systems, and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has had a history of overdue debts, many of which remain unresolved. However, he has engaged the services of a credit counseling service, and there seems to be a good plan in place to resolve these overdue debts. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

After his debts were discharged in bankruptcy in December 2003, Applicant acquired about $19,000 in new debt within five years. Other than some dispute letters and six nominal payments, Applicant has made little effort to address or satisfy this delinquent obligations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant started abusing marijuana as a teenager in 1987. He used it sporadically, sometimes stopping for as long as six months, but always returning to its use. Applicant resolved to quit in 2005, subject to special occasions. Two less than stellar occasions served as excuses to abuse the drug again before he finally quit in 2007. In light of his record, insufficient time has passed to determine Applicant commitment and ability to remain drug-free. Drug Involvement security concerns remain unmitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owes more than $36,000 in delinquent personal debt. Much of his debt arose from his loss of a job in 2002 and a divorce in 2003. Since becoming steadily employed in 2006, he has not reasonably acted to resolve his indebtedness. Applicant also deliberately falsified his answers to e-QIP questions about his debts and past arrests for drug and alcohol-related offenses. His response to this adverse information was insufficient to mitigate the corresponding security concerns. Request for security clearance is denied.

Applicant began using marijuana in 1971. After being granted a security clearance in 1972, he continued to use it until his clearance was administratively terminated in approximately 1985. He stopped using marijuana briefly while he attended drug treatment in 2004, but resumed shortly afterward. He discontinued marijuana use in 2006, and has abstained since that time. On his Security Clearance Application, he disclosed his drug use but listed his final use as April 2006 instead of December 2006. His stated intent to remain drug-free does not outweigh his drug use for more than 35 years, and his use while holding a security clearance. Applicant has failed to allay the government's security concerns under Guidelines H and E. Clearance is denied.

Although applicant has addressed some of her past-due debts, the evidence does not support a finding that she is likely to be in a position anytime soon to address the bulk of her past-due indebtedness, or that she well not experience additional financial difficulties. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) in June 2000. In October 2006, he was arrested and charged with DUI, and with his subsequent refusal to take a breath test. He pled guilty to the latter charge, and the DUI charge was dismissed. He remains on probation for this offense, and continues to drink. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant used marijuana for about three years in college. Before graduation, he completed a security clearance application and noted that it asked about drug use. He denied using drugs on the form, but quit using them shortly thereafter. A year later, he again denied having used drugs on a subsequent application. Knowing it could jeopardize his career, he recanted to investigators. Since then, he has demonstrated contrition, remained drug-free, changed his lifestyle, and excelled within his profession. Applicant mitigated personal conduct, drug, and criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a mature man with a history of employment-related difficulties, alcohol abuse, illegal drug use, and dishonesty. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born and raised in Sudan. His Sudanese passport expired in 2000, and he acquired a U.S. passport in 2004, which he has used to travel twice to Sudan. Applicant has six siblings who are citizens and residents of Sudan. His wife is a citizen of Sudan. She has on-going familial contacts with her parents, who are citizens and residents of Sudan. Applicant mitigated security concerns under Adjudicative Guidelines C and E. He failed to mitigate security concerns under Adjudicative guideline B. Clearance is denied.

A February 2007 foreclosure on Applicant's investment real estate eliminated the mortgage debt on the property, but not the equity line of credit debt, and it remains unpaid. Applicant acted responsibility and appropriately in her attempt to prevent the foreclosure. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the security concerns under financial considerations. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used marijuana and cocaine regularly from 1997 to 2006. He also sold both drugs, experimented with others, and was convicted of drug possession twice during that period. He has abstained from drug use since entering inpatient rehabilitation in February 2006. He has changed his lifestyle, has an excellent work record for 30 months, and is committed to continued abstinence. Applicant is making significant progress but, given his long history of criminal substance abuse, insufficient time has passed to demonstrate permanent behavioral change. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

The Applicant has had three alcohol related arrests in 22 years, the last in 2006. The record showed no evidence of a pattern, or that the Applicant is alcohol dependent or an alcohol abuser. Sufficient mitigation is shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant owes more than $24,000 in delinquent personal debt. Only recently has she sought any financial counseling or assistance to improve her finances. In 1996, she was convicted of embezzlement for stealing at least $10,000 from a bank for whom she worked as a teller. She failed to mitigate the security concerns about her finances. Eligibility for ADP I/II/III position is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the foreign influence security concerns arising from his relationship and contacts with Indian citizens. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant's illegal drug use is recent, and it occurred after he told the Government he did not intend to use drugs. He failed to unequivocally state he would not use illegal drugs in the future. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is over $30,000.00 in debt and has been in debt for several years. He has only just begun to take control over his finances, and there is little to no evidence that he will not have this problem again. He did not falsify two different personnel security questionnaires. Insufficient mitigation is shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant knowingly and illegally downloaded copyrighted material from the internet without paying for it, about once a month from about 1993 until October 2007. In 1999, he stole computer equipment worth about $300 from his employer. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has surrendered his Israeli passport and has initiated the renunciation of his Israeli citizenship. He had dual citizenship due to his birth in Israel. He has lived in the United States since he was nine months old. Although his wife was born in Israel, his immediate family members are U.S. citizens and live in the U.S. He has no financial interests in Israel. He has longstanding loyalties to the U.S. He has mitigated security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated the foreign influence security concerns arising from her relationship and contacts with France and French citizens. She failed to mitigate the foreign preference security concerns. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the financial considerations security concern because he did not present sufficient information about his efforts to pay or mitigate his six delinquent debts, totaling about $15,500. Personal Conduct concerns were mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was arrested and charged with alien smuggling in violation of 8 U.S.C.  1324 (a felony) in 2001, but was never prosecuted for the offense. The evidence was insufficiently developed to warrant findings of knowing or reckless transporting of undocumented aliens into the U.S., and the substantive allegations, accordingly, are unsubstantiated. Of added security concern are Applicant's omission of his arrest/charge in the e-qip he completed in April 2007. Applicant's explanations for not listing the arrest (unaware of any arrest, mistaken understanding of the arrest date, and checking state records but not federal records) were insufficiently credible under all of the circumstances considered to avert findings of falsification. He did not correct his omissions until confronted. Accordingly, Applicant's arrest omission is not mitigated under the personal conduct guideline, although, the criminal implications of the omission are mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated security concerns regarding foreign influence. He established his deep and long-standing relationships with his family in the United States and his other connections to this country, as well as his support of the U.S. Army while serving under hazardous conditions in Afghanistan as a translator. Based on all the record evidence, it is clear that he will resolve any conflicts in favor of U.S. interests. Access to classified information is granted.

Applicant is a 43-year-old commercial designer. He did not present sufficient evidence to mitigate his history of financial problems, which includes a delinquent student loan with a balance of more than $80,000. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 60-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He retired from the United States Army as a Sergeant Major in 2000, after 33 years of service, which included two tours in Vietnam. Applicant developed cancer after he retired which impacted his finances. He has been diligently working at resolving his delinquent debts and has mitigated the security concerns raised by his financial issues. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is granted.

The Statement of Reasons (SOR) alleges Applicant had 16 past due accounts totaling more than $62,000. Twelve of the debts have not been paid nor is there an arrangement paying these debts. Applicant has not mitigated the financial considerations security concerns, but did mitigate the personal conduct concern. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant mitigated the security concern that arose by his filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in March 2008.

Applicant has substantial delinquent debt incurred seven years ago that he has made no effort to repay despite more than six years of steady, well-paying employment. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

The Applicant is a 54 year old Integrated Systems Technician for a defense contracting company. He was arrested and convicted of Aggravated Trespass and Vandalism on one occasion in 2006. He satisfied all of the courts sentencing requirements except his probationary period. He has had no other encounters with law enforcement for over thirty years. The possibility of reoccurrence is nil. Sufficient mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate the alcohol consumption security concerns raised by his alcohol related incidents and diagnosis of alcohol dependence. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant, a person of Syrian nationality, emigrated to the U.S. in 1993, failed to mitigate allegations relating security concerns relating to her parents, her mother-in-law, two brothers and two sisters who were citizens of and living in Syria. Although she expressed strong loyalties and ties of affection to the U.S. where she is married with four children, the closeness of the extended family in a country identified with support of terrorism with a record of lack of respect for human rights creates serious security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant had two delinquent debts. He was unaware of one and honestly thought the other was paid. He paid one debt and has taken steps to resolve the second. He did not intentionally provide` false information on a security questionnaire because he did not know the two debts were delinquent. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a retired Navy chief petty officer with a history of a misdemeanor conviction for public indecency in 1990, and a four-year extra-marital affair with an individual who he has not disclosed to his spouse, family, and friends. Applicant previously acknowledged his potential for blackmail to an OPM investigator, exhibits recurrent questionable judgment, and fails to mitigate security risk associated with his unwillingness to inform his wife of his extra-marital sexual relationship out of concern it could hurt his marriage. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred some unpaid debts, most recently the unpaid debt for a voluntary car repossession. He has resolved or is resolving his small debts. The credit reports of record reflect that Applicant has regularly and consistently paid most of his monthly bills as agreed for many years. When his wife became disabled, they were behind in some of their monthly payments, but were able to return most of the debts to current status. In light of his significant track record for paying his monthly bills over the years, the government's security concerns under Guideline F are mitigated. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 53 year old General Maintenance Person for a defense contracting company. He was arrested on two occasions in the last two years, and will remain on probation until 2012 for the last offense. His criminal conduct is recent and sufficient rehabilitation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accrued approximately $41,500 of delinquent debt between 1998 and 2005. Although she has made good-faith efforts to resolve them, and they were caused in part to circumstances beyond her control, it is too soon to conclude that she has mitigated the financial security concern given the amount of the debt still outstanding, and her inability to afford a payment plan. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate his long-term abuse of marijuana and his criminal misconduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant, an ethnic Kurd, was born and raised in Iraq. He has nine siblings who are citizens and residents of Iraq. His wife, also an ethnic Kurd, was born and raised in Syria. She has on-going familial contacts with her parents, who are citizens and residents of Syria. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns under the Foreign Influence adjudicative guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's parents are citizens and residents of Nigeria. She has frequent and not casual contact with them. She has not returned to Nigeria since she left over 11 years ago. Applicant considers herself a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States. Applicant possesses an expired Nigerian passport which she has not destroyed and is not willing to relinquish. She will use the passport to establish she is or was a Nigerian citizen to facilitate her ability to resolve her mother's affairs on her mother's death. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

The potential for a heightened risk of foreign influence is substantially mitigated by Applicant's firm educational, professional and family ties in the U.S. for more than 22 years. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant was born in Syria, came to the United States in July 1991, and became a U.S. citizen in 2001. Applicant has six children who were born in Syria or Saudi Arabia, are citizens of Syria or dual citizens of Syria and France, and live in Syria or Saudi Arabia. Applicant has not rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under foreign influence. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 52 year old Aeronautical Engineer for a defense contracting company. He has been arrested, charged and convicted for various criminal offenses related to the possession and/or use of illegal drugs or alcohol. His most recent use of methamphetamine was in 2004. He falsified his security clearance application by failing to reveal his entire arrest history. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Even though Applicant became a U.S. citizen on March 26, 2003, and received his U.S. passport on March 31, 2003, he continued to use his Swedish passport for the convenience passport provided in getting in and out of Sweden and other countries in Europe. To mitigate Applicant's foreign preference, he must surrender his foreign passport and/or have it destroyed. Because Applicant has done neither, the foreign preference guideline is found against him. Eligibility for access to a security clearance is denied.

Applicant accumulated 26 delinquent debts totaling more than $30,000. He has a record of arrests for domestic violence. He failed to disclose pending charges on his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has mitigated the financial considerations security concern that arose from the numerous debts that became delinquent as the result of his loss of employment and ensuing divorce.

Applicant did not provide sufficient information to mitigate concerns raised under Foreign Influence due to having family members who are citizens of and reside in Taiwan. Foreign Preference security concerns are not mitigated based on his possession of a valid Taiwanese passport and his exercise of dual citizenship in order to claim health care benefits in Taiwan. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's surrender of his passport fulfills his obligations under the foreign preference guideline. Applicant's payment or settlement of close to 1/3 of his outstanding debt persuades me he will resolve all his delinquent debt. However, given the close relationships he has with his father, mother-in-law, and father-in-law, coupled with an option to inherit his father's property, Applicant has not established his case in mitigation under the foreign influence guideline. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

While serving in the military and, later, while employed abroad as a government contractor, Applicant had sexual contacts, some of them for pay, with more than 50 foreign nationals. He failed to inform his security managers of these contacts. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns under the Sexual Behavior and Personal Conduct adjudicative guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred significant debts that she allowed to remain delinquent for many years. She failed to disclose the debts, as required, in a Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions she submitted in 2006. She has failed to mitigate the government’s security concerns. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

The Applicant has considerable connections with Thailand. Her father and sister are citizens of Thailand. The Applicant has considerable financial interests in Thailand which, under the particular circumstances of this case, make her particularly vulnerable to foreign influence or coercion. She failed to submit sufficient evidence showing that she has an unequivocal connection to the United States. The Applicant is not currently eligible for a security clearance. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 42 year old Senior Technical Specialist for a defense contracting company. He has delinquent debts that he has ignored. He violated his company policy on numerous occasions from 2004 through 2005 by misusing his company computer to view inappropriate Web sites that eventually led to his termination. He also misused his company credit card. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

On October 25, 1990, the Applicant appeared before a DOHA Administrative Judge in a security clearance proceeding at which time he told the Administrative Judge that he had no plans to use marijuana in the future. The Applicant broke his promise and continued to use marijuana on two occasions during the period from January 1999 through February 2002. Presently, he cannot say that he would never use marijuana in the future. The Applicant cannot be trusted. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate criminal conduct, personal conduct, and sexual behavior security concerns. Moreover, he falsified his security clearance application. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant has three arrests and two convictions for underage possession of alcohol since October 2006. He falsified his security clearance application and his first security interview about this history. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant incurred significant debts over the last seven years. Once she learned that her debts were an issue, she wrote to the creditors for information and verification of the debts. She has paid some small debts, developed a payment plan for other small debts and offered a payment plan on larger debts. She still has significant unpaid debts and lacks a track record of paying her debts. She has not mitigated the government's security concerns under guideline F. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the security concern that arises from his financial irresponsibility as demonstrated by the many debts he has allowed to remain delinquent for a number of years.

Applicant with substantial build-up of unexplained delinquent debts , and who provides no documented explanations of the circumstances attributable to the debts, or plans for addressing the debts, fails to mitigate security concerns associated with his significant debt accumulations.

Applicant (a naturalized U.S. citizen) has an immediate family member (his father) who was born and raised in Hong Kong and is a citizen of the PRC by virtue of Hong Kong's reversion to the PRC in 1997. His roots in British culture before his immigration to the U.S. in 1989, his lack of any socioeconomic interests in the PRC, and his demonstrated commitment to the strategic interests of the U.S., enable him to mitigate any potential risk to undue foreign influence concerns under Guideline B. Raised security concerns under Guideline C based on Applicant's retention of his British identity card and passport are also mitigated as the result of his post-hearing requested renouncement of his British citizenship and surrender of his British identity card and passport to the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 39-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has a number of delinquent debts that he has not made any effort at paying. He intentionally provided false information about his finances on a Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has held a security clearance since 1985. He has periodically used marijuana and cocaine for recreational purposes since the early 1990s. He last used cocaine in 2004 and marijuana in 2007. He provided inadequate information on his SF-86 about his arrests and drug use, but provided full information during his first interview with an investigator before being confronted with evidence of his arrests. Applicant has mitigated the government's security concerns regarding his personal conduct. He has not mitigated the government's security concern about his drug involvement and criminal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate financial allegations relating to two delinquent debts totaling $11,000 by failure to take appropriate action until the SOR was issued and to show any payments under a plan he had instituted to pay the larger debt. He did mitigate the smaller debt by settlement. He also failed to mitigate personal conduct for failure to report the debts at Questions 28 of the SF 86. Clearance is denied. .

The presence of some mitigating evidence does not alone compel the Judge to make a favorable security clearance decision. Applicant here had a lengthy and serious history of not meeting financial obligations. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant opened a business in the mid-1990s and a second business in 1999. A change in the business market caused a significant reduction in income for his businesses and him personally, causing significant financial problems. His business failed as a result. The severe financial problems also ended his marriage and led to the sale of his house in 2006. The proceeds from the sale of his house paid the tax liens and mortgages on the property. Applicant still has significant outstanding debts, which he has not paid. He intentionally falsified two of the answers to questions on his security clearance application. He has not mitigated the government's security concerns under Guidelines F and E. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was convicted in 1995 of two felonies: distributing crack cocaine and harboring a federal fugitive; and he served six years and eight months in prison. In November 2006 he was convicted of assault and battery on his live-in girlfriend. He falsified his security clearance application by not disclosing his felony convictions. He has accumulated more than $25,000 in delinquent debts and done virtually nothing to resolve them. Security concerns based on criminal conduct, drug involvement, falsification of his application, and financial problems are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 45 years old, married with three children, and has worked for a defense contractor for 23 years. Applicant has four alcohol-related driving arrests over a nine-year period. He also consumed alcohol to excess over a 28-year period. He used marijuana periodically over that same 28-year period, while holding a security clearance. He deliberately falsified his answers concerning his marijuana use and alcohol arrests on his 1996 and 2007 security clearance applications. Applicant did not mitigate the alcohol consumption, drug involvement, and personal conduct security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's mother and siblings are residents of the United Arab Emirates. They are not citizens of any country since their country of origin, Iraq does not consider them citizens, and they cannot qualify for citizenship of their adopted country, United Arab Emirates. Applicant has strong ties of loyalty to the United States as compared to his ties of loyalty to his family in the United Arab Emirates. He has mitigated security concerns for foreign influence. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2001. Since then, he has acquired additional delinquent debt, two of which remain delinquent at the time of the hearing. The Judge properly concluded that Applicant was unable or unwilling to satisfy his debts and that he had a history of not meeting his financial obligations. Adverse decision affirmed.

Remand to the Administrative Judge for further processing in light in light of Applicant's motion regarding his "original response' to the File of Relevant Material. Adverse decision remanded.

Applicant used illegal drugs from 1997 to October 2007. Applicant has not rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under drug involvement. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's use of marijuana and cocaine, and his false statements on the security clearance application concerning that use, raised security concerns which Applicant failed to mitigate. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant, who is married, had an extra-marital affair and as a result, he fathered a child. While Applicant revealed the affair and his child to the government, his wife remained unaware of them and Applicant had used his mother's address when corresponding with the government about his clearance. The Judge concluded that Applicant's revelation of the affair to the government failed to mitigate the security concerns arising out of Applicant's wife's lack of knowledge. Such conclusion is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising from incidents of DUI, Assault, Domestic Violence, Possession of a Controlled Substance, among others. Mere disagreement with the Judge's weighing of the evidence is not sufficient to establish error. Adverse decision affirmed

Applicant has delinquent debts exceeding $23,000.00 and did not truthfully answer questions about the debts on his security clearance application. The Judge articulated a satisfactory explanation for her conclusion that Applicant failed to met his burden of persuasion regarding the Guideline E security concern. Adverse decision affirmed.

Although pro se applicants cannot be expected to act like lawyers, they are expected to take timely, reasonable steps to protect their rights under the Directive. There is no constitutional right to counsel in civil proceedings and DOHA proceedings are civil in nature. Ineffective assistance of counsel doctrine does not apply to civil proceedings. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns about his alcohol consumption and his two alcohol-related arrests. Eligibility for security clearance is denied.

The Judge found that Applicant has substantial delinquent debts for child support and cancellation of a lease. The Judge's conclusions in light of findings are sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Department Counsel persuasively argues that the Judge erred in concluding that the government had failed to present substantial evidence of a security concern under Guideline B. In the meantime Russia has attacked Georgia. The Judge's remand decision must have a current and accurate geopolitical assessment and security/intelligence profile of Russia. Favorable decision remanded.

Applicant was born and raised in Iran. She met her husband in Iran. Her parents and one sibling are citizens and residents of Iran. She has traveled to Iran several times in this decade and intends to travel there in the future. The Judge has drawn a rational connection between the facts found and his ultimate adverse security clearance decision. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge noted that the record is sparse and concluded that Applicant had not met her burden of persuasion. On appeal Applicant challenges two findings of fact which if incorrect are harmless errors. Applicant submits new evidence which the Board cannot consider. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge weighed the mitigating evidence offered by Applicant against the seriousness of the disqualifying circumstances. He reasonably explained why Applicant's evidence was insufficient to overcome the government's security concerns. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant cites to information she reports was provided to "The Investigator" and does not understand why it was not considered by the Judge. Applicant was provided a copy of the record to be considered by the Judge and advised of her rights and the procedures to be followed. She did not object or submit additional information. Adverse decision affirmed.

Several members of Applicant's family citizens of Iran and five of them reside in Iran. The Judge's material findings of security concern are supported by substantial record evidence. Adverse decision affirmed

Applicant accumulated a significant amount of debt in 2002 that he has not resolved, despite learning of the Government's concerns over a year ago. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline F. Clearance is denied.

The Judge's findings of security concern are supported by substantial record evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

Two minor discrepancies in the Judge's findings as to the dates of offenses committed by Applicant deo not constitute harmful error. The Judge made sustainable findings and conclusions regarding Applicant's alcohol abuse. Adverse decision affirmed.

In May 2004, an arrest warrant was issued against Applicant for groping a woman on her breast in a public area. At the time of his misconduct, he was employed by a Government agency and held a security clearance. He was later charged with sexual abuse and simple assault, and was convicted of simple assault pursuant to his guilty plea. In May 2005, his Government employer allowed him to resign in lieu of being involuntarily terminated as a result of this incident. Applicant was unable to mitigate criminal conduct, sexual behavior, and personal conduct concerns. Clearance is denied.

Given the totality of the record evidence the Judge's conclusion that Applicant deliberately falsified his security clearance application is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant failed to mitigated criminal conduct allegations concerning five arrests and four convictions over a dozen years ending with a second drug conviction in 2003. He was placed on probation for three years for the last conviction which expired less than two years ago. He failed to mitigate personal conduct allegations concerning omissions of the arrests and convictions at Questions 23 and 24 on his SF 86 which he admitted he did to protect his employment. Clearance is denied.

The Board cannot consider new evidence on appeal. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's relatively brief periods of unemployment during which she received compensation are not adequate to apply the first prong of Mitigating Condition 20 (b). Nor is there a basis to apply the second prong. Similarly the record does not support application of mitigating Condition 20(c) and 20 (d). The Judge's whole person analysis relies on her erroneous application of the mitigating conditions and is thus also error. Favorable decision reversed.

Born in Iran, Applicant became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Applicant's parents, five siblings, parents-in-law and brother-in-law are all citizens and residents of Iran. The Judge's decision that it is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security to grant Applicant a security clearance is sustainable on this record. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant had numerous delinquent debts. In addition, she provided inconsistent explanations for her false answers on the security clearance application. Adverse decision affirmed.

Department Counsel persuasively argues that the Judge erred in concluding that the government had failed to present substantial evidence of a security concern under Guideline B. In the meantime Russia has attacked Georgia. The Judge's remand decision must have a current and accurate geopolitical assessment and security/intelligence profile of Russia. Favorable decision remanded.

This 34-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Applicant has numerous delinquent debts. He paid one account but he has no repayment plan in place for the remainder of the debt. He hopes to refinance his house to pay the remainder of the delinquent debt. He did not intentionally falsify his security clearance application. He has mitigated the personal conduct concern. Clearance is denied.

The Judge made finding that appear to contradict his conclusions under Guideline B. Adverse decision remanded.

The Judge is presumed to have considered all the evidence. He is not required to cite or discuss every piece of record evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge made sustainable findings concerning Applicant's lengthy history of alcohol abuse, including continued drinking following a diagnosis of alcohol dependence as well as the commission of alcohol-related offenses. Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns arising from these findings. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge's material findings of security concern were based on substantial record evidence and were sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

After the government presents evidence raising a security concern the burden shift to the applicant to establish mitigation. Adverse decision affirmed.

This 54-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the personal conduct guideline because he intentionally falsified his security clearance application in November 2005; falsified material facts in 2004 during an investigation; and falsified material facts in a 2006 interview with investigators. He has mitigated the Guideline M security concern. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's parents, two of his siblings and relatives are residents and citizens of India. Applicant maintains frequent contact with his parents and to a lesser extent his siblings. Applicant provided false information to a government investigator in 2004 regarding the presence of and his paying foreign nationals living in his home. Applicant was able to mitigate foreign influence because of his long relationship with the U.S. He was unable to mitigate personal criminal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant began using marijuana in 1969, and was discharged from the Navy in 1986 for marijuana use and positive results on three random drug tests. He continued to use marijuana as recently as late 2007, and might use it in the future. On his Security Clearance Application, he disclosed no drug use later than 1986, and he admits to falsification. In 1993, he was convicted of three counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with a Minor. He was sentenced to five years on each count, with all but 30 days suspended. He served seven years of supervised probation, which ended in 2000. He attended three years of court-ordered counseling, and is a registered sex offender. He has failed to allay the government's security concerns under Guidelines H, J, D and E. Clearance is denied.

The Directive permits Applicant to mitigate security concerns either in writing with the Judge deciding the case on a written record or by means of hearing. The telephonic interview conducted in this case had some attributes of a hearing and was occasionally called a hearing by the Judge. It is not clear that Applicant knowingly waived his right to a hearing. Adverse decision remanded for a new proceeding.

Applicant received a General Discharge from the Marine Corps in 2005. Applicant received non-judicial punishment for a minor offense. In 2003 he began an inappropriate relationship with a Lance Corporal. He was eventually convicted of violating a General Order and Adultery. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant used and continues to possess a currently valid French passport, which she obtained to facilitate travel to France. She visited France in 2001, 2005 and 2006. Security concerns pertaining to foreign influence are mitigated; however, security concerns pertaining to foreign preference are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant has ties of affection and obligation to her brother, a citizen and resident of the PRC. Clearance is denied.

Applicant encountered financial problems after he left active duty and entered the civilian work force. He accumulated eleven delinquent debts. Five of the debts he paid, one he is current with a payment plan, and the other five are included in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. He did not deliberately fail to list his financial problems on his security clearance application. Access to classified information is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate the criminal conduct security concerns raised by his misconduct. Furthermore, he falsified his security clearance application. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant is a 37-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has a substantial amount of delinquent debts, with no payments since 2006. He did not provide sufficient evidence to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owes more than $14,600 in delinquent personal debt. She does not have the means to repay the debts and has not sought any financial counseling or assistance to improve her finances. She failed to mitigate the security concerns about her finances. Security concerns about her omission of her debts from a Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) are mitigated. Eligibility for ADP I/II/III position is denied.

As an adult, Applicant used illegal drugs over an eight year period. He failed to mitigate security concerns related to his drug use. Clearance is denied.

This 39-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Applicant has numerous delinquent debts. She is paying on several small debts but has no repayment plan for the remainder of the debt. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owes more than $31,000 in delinquent personal debt. He has failed to take action on his debts despite having told the government in a 2002 investigation that he would correct his financial problems. Eligibility for security clearance is denied.

Applicant owes approximately $60,000.00 in unsecured debt to various creditors. All of these debts were either charged off or referred for collection. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has close continuing relationships with his mother and four of his siblings, all of whom are citizens and residents of Taiwan. Clearance is denied.

Applicant obtained a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge in March 2006. Thereafter, she accumulated two unpaid traffic tickets totaling about $693 and seven delinquent debts totaling $4,988. When she submitted her application for a trustworthiness determination, she intentionally did not disclose a $585 fine for driving on a suspended, revoked, or cancelled license. Security concerns based of financial considerations and personal conduct are not mitigated. Eligibility for assignment to a public trust position is denied.

Applicant was born and raised in Nigeria. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000. While he mitigated security concerns under the Foreign Preference adjudicative guideline, he failed to mitigate security concerns under the Foreign Influence adjudicative guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's ties to immediate family members in Columbia, as well as his visits to Columbia, and having sponsored two Columbian relatives for U.S. student visas raised Foreign Influence concerns. His varying explanations regarding a 1998 cash deposit on behalf of Columbian nationals raised personal conduct concerns. His family ties and assets in the U.S. are significantly more substantial than those in Columbia. He also provided a credible explanation clarifying discrepancies surrounding his cash deposit. Applicant successfully mitigated security concerns raised after applying applicable mitigating conditions and the whole person concept. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's history of financial problems raise security concerns. The concerns are partially mitigated based on her late husband's medical issues as well as her own medical issues. She also had several periods of unemployment. She has been employed since 2005. She has resolved some accounts and is paying on other accounts. Her largest debt, her defaulted student loan accounts, remains in a delinquent status despite the payments that she has sent in over the past few months. She is capable of paying more towards her delinquent accounts based on her monthly income. Security concerns under financial considerations are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

This 51-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Applicant filed bankruptcy in 2002 and has a judgment from 2006 and current delinquent debt. He received financial counseling and has a plan for a debt management plan, but he has not started the payments. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 47-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He accumulated delinquent debts due to the failure of his business, unemployment, under-employment, and his separation and divorce. However, he has been working consistently for more than two years and he has not made any effort to pay his delinquent debts. He used drugs for many years while holding a security clearance. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 59 years old. He has several debts that have been unpaid. He has a default judgment against him for arrearages owed to his ex-wife. Despite being aware of the judgment for four years he has not paid it or resolved it. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's failure to list a 2003 arrest on a January 8, 2007, security clearance application was not intentional. He did not deliberately withhold information about his arrest during a subsequent interview with an investigator conducting his background investigation. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 30 years old and has a 16 year history of illegal drug use. He used both marijuana and cocaine while holding a security clearance. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has not mitigated the concerns raised by years of abuse of marijuana, including while he held a security clearance. The personal conduct concerns raised by his failure to disclose his drug use on a February 1995 security clearance application are mitigated by his candor in an August 1995 interview and on his April 2006 security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has paid tax debt and has an agreed plan to pay the other. He is able to pay all of his current debts, and evinces a credible intent not to have debt problems in the future. Clearance is granted.

Although the Applicant has mitigated any Foreign Influence vis-a-vis his dual national parents, he has not mitigated his Foreign Preference for Taiwan. He retains his Taiwanese citizenship to protect his financial interests in Taiwan, as his parent's sole heir. Clearance is denied.

Applicant ran up about $64,000 in credit card debt that became delinquent when a debt consolidation firm did not make any payments to his creditors despite Applicant paying about $9,520 into the plan. Applicant has since settled and paid his debts and his financial situation is stable. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 47-year-old employee of a defense contractor. Applicant and his family suffered a myriad of medical problems, resulting in numerous delinquent debts. His only viable recourse was to file bankruptcy which will provide him a fresh start. He has mitigated the security concerns raised by his financial issues. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 47-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has a substantial amount of delinquent debts, with almost no payments. He did not submit sufficient evidence to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accrual of $18,000 of delinquencies over the past six years was caused by a disabling illness that led to her medical discharge from the Army, and a lengthy unemployment. Since recovering, she has obtained a full-time job and begun satisfying her delinquencies. She has mitigated the financial considerations security concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used and continues to possess a currently valid Iranian passport, which he obtained to facilitate travel to Iran. He visited his family living in Iran in 2003, 2006 and 2007, and communicates with his mother and/or sisters about twice a month. Security concerns pertaining to foreign preference and foreign influence are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant is 20 years old and was convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. He was arrested when his car struck another vehicle injuring himself and a person in the other vehicle. A few months later he was convicted of underage possession of alcohol. Applicant did not offer sufficient evidence in mitigation. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has encountered financial problems since 2001. Periods of unemployment aggravated his financial situation. From December 2003 to April 2006, Applicant made payments towards a debt repayment program. In 2006, each of his three children developed medical problems. As a result, he was unable to continue his debt repayment program. In 2008, Applicant's financial situation improved and he entered into repayment agreements with all of his creditors. His favorable reference letters as well as action taken towards resolving his delinquent debt mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's lack of candor about his drug history defeats his otherwise impressive character evidence at work and in the community. He misrepresented his drug use to his father and also to the government. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Foreign preference concerns are mitigated based on Applicant's renunciation of her Colombian citizenship and surrender of her Colombian passport. Foreign influence security concerns raised by Applicant's parents' and sister's status as citizens and residents of Colombia are mitigated. Applicant has lived in the U.S. since 1999. She became a U.S. citizen in 2005. Her immediate family, i.e. her husband and child, are citizens of and reside in the U.S. Although close to her family members in Colombia, her significant ties are in the U.S. Applicant and her husband own a townhome in Colombia, but the majority of her assets are in the U.S. Foreign influence and foreign preference security concerns are mitigated. Clearance is granted.

The police arrested and charged Applicant with five misdemeanor offenses and two felony offenses in less than one year. In July 1987, the police arrested and charged him as a habitual traffic offender, which resulted in his incarceration for 14 months. He was arrested three more times as a habitual traffic offender and again served time in jail. Because of his felony convictions and time served in jail, he cannot mitigate the government's security concerns about his criminal conduct. He has mitigated the government's security concerns about his personal conduct and finances. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet her financial obligations. Her evidence is insufficient to show that she is in control of her finances, is not overextended, and has a track record of financial responsibility. Furthermore, she falsified her security clearance application. She failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct). Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

This 23-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the criminal and personal conduct guidelines. Applicant has been arrested twice in four years. He was convicted of DUI in 2007 and completed his probation in March 2008. He omitted information concerning his 2004 alcohol incident on his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has a history of delinquent debts that includes a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge and post-bankruptcy debts that stem mostly from extenuating circumstances associated from her accidents and her ex-husband's inability to help her with child support for her two children and financial assistance with their old marital debts. Applicant disputes several of the debts, and most of the listed debts (save for the judgment debt) appear to be barred by the controlling statute of limitations. But Applicant documents her enlistment of a debt management firm to facilitate her repayment efforts. Overall, she establishes both extenuation and mitigation with respect to the financial concerns associated with her debts. Favorable conclusions are warranted with respect to raised financial and criminal conduct concerns. Additional security concerns raised over her SF-85P omissions are unsubstantiated. Eligibility for an ADP I/II/III position is granted

This 46-year-old professional has mitigated the security concerns under the foreign influence guideline. Applicant has surrendered his Lebanese passport. He has no intent to return to Lebanon. He is a naturalized citizen and has lived in the U.S. for 24 years. He has longstanding persona, professional and financial ties to the U.S. He is highly recommended by his professional peers and academic advisor for a security clearance. His loyalty to the U.S. is without question. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is financially over-extended and has significant delinquent debt. He lacks a coherent plan to resolve his debts, and he has failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the Financial Considerations adjudicative guideline. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

At the time the SOR was issued, Applicant had approximately 19 delinquent accounts with an approximate total balance of $14,785. Much of delinquent debt was incurred while she was a college student. Applicant was a single mother for a large portion of her college years. In late 2004, she moved in with her father to reduce expenses. She recently was awarded her Master's Degree. She resolved six of the smaller debts and has a plan in place to resolve the remaining debts. She does not live above her means and works a part-time job to earn more income. She has taken reasonable steps to resolve her financial situation based on her monthly budget. She mitigated the security concerns arising from her financial situation. Clearance is granted.

This 53-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the drug involvement and personal conduct guidelines. Applicant has a long history of marijuana use from 1972 until 1993. He used marijuana again in 2000 and 2007. He held a security clearance. He omitted information from his 2008 interrogatories concerning his earlier drug use. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated security concerns under the Personal Conduct adjudicative guideline. She admits 16 delinquent debts, lacks a coherent plan to resolve them, and failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the Financial Considerations adjudicative guideline. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 55-year-old employee of a defense contractor. She is a recovering alcoholic and drug abuser. She made extensive changes in her life in 1989 and 1990, and remained drug and alcohol free for 16 years. In March 2006, she smoked marijuana several times over the course of a few days. She attended counseling and rededicated herself to sobriety and remaining drug-free. She has now been sober and drug-free for about two and a half years. She mitigated the Drug Involvement and Personal Conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 48 years old and employed by a defense contractor. He has used marijuana for 32 years, up to and including after he completed a security clearance application. During an interview with an investigator, he was not truthful about his drug usage. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline H, pertaining to his drug involvement, and Guideline E, pertaining to his personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred significant credit card debt between 1998 and 2001. He lost two jobs in 2001 and was unable to find reliable employment prior to returning to graduate school in August 2002. He defaulted on his credit card debts in 2001. Since this time, he has lived within his monthly income and not incurred new, unpaid credit card debt or other unpaid debts. He has mitigated the government's security concerns under guideline F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used marijuana frequently during college. He stopped using marijuana in March 2007. He submitted with his FORM response a statement of intent with automatic revocation of clearance for any violation. He is unwilling to disassociate himself from long-time marijuana user friends and frequents environments where the use of illegal drugs is likely. He failed to mitigate security clearance concerns pertaining to drug involvement. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant accumulated 21 delinquent debts totaling about $37,721, all of which are unresolved. She did not disclose her delinquent debts on two successive applications for trustworthiness determinations. Trustworthiness concerns arising from financial considerations and personal conduct are not mitigated. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant was born and raised in Taiwan and his wife was born and raised in the People's Republic of China. He is a U.S. citizen. His children and brother reside in the U.S. and are U.S. citizens. His wife is a permanent U.S. resident, who plans to apply for citizenship as soon as she is eligible. His father, mother and sister are citizens and residents of Taiwan. His wife's parents and two brothers are citizens of and reside in the People's Republic of China. His parents and his wife's parents are retired, but his sister and one brother-in-law work for local governments. Applicant and his wife maintain a normal relationship with their family members. Between 2000 and 2008, Applicant visited Taiwan and his family members on seven occasions, and the PRC four times. His father asked him to obtain a Taiwanese ID card so that his father could sell a piece of land he had titled in Applicant's name. He has not mitigated the government's security concerns about his foreign influence, but has mitigated the government's security concerns regarding his foreign preference. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Security concerns raised under criminal conduct and personal conduct are not mitigated based on Applicant's recent arrest for possession of marijuana, his deliberate omission of a 1999 arrest on his security clearance application, and his denial of marijuana use in September 2006 despite substantial evidence to the contrary. Security concerns remain under criminal conduct and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was involved in possession of drug paraphernalia in 1996, a domestic assault in 1999, a sexual assault in 2003, and use of a telephone to communicate a threat using profane and vulgar language. He pled guilty to the possession charge, the domestic assault was not prosecuted, was found not guilty of the sexual assault, and the use of telephone to communicate a threat charge was dismissed. Applicant refuted or mitigated security concerns for criminal conduct and personal conduct arising from these four incidents. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant has ties of affection and obligation to his mother, a citizen and resident of South Korea. In addition, his wife is a South Korean citizen. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's abuse of alcohol and OxyContin led him to seek alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment in April 2006. He drank to intoxication on five occasions during the next year and self-medicated by taking more than the dose of Suboxone prescribed for him to deal with his narcotics problem. He deliberately did not list any illegal drug abuse on his security clearance application. Alcohol, drug, and personal conduct concerns are not fully mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owes more than $15,000 in delinquent debt incurred before 2005 that she has done little to nothing to resolve. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used and continues to possess a currently valid Iranian passport, which he obtained to facilitate travel to Iran. He visited his aunt living in Iran in 1996, 2003 and 2005, and communicates with her about once a month. Security concerns pertaining to foreign preference and foreign influence are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant is a dual citizen of the United States and Turkey. He receives a monthly retirement check from the Turkish government. He applied for and received Turkish citizenship for his minor son who was born in the United States. He offered no definitive statement regarding his plans for the future. Clearance is denied.

Applicant made a number of physical assaults and threats on his wife during their marriage, which prompted his wife to seek civil protective orders and separation. Applicant is remorseful of his actions, and his wife has forgiven him. Applicant mitigates this personal conduct. However, Applicant deliberately omitted his actions in two DSS interviews, and did not acknowledge his assaults and threats until confronted in a post- polygraph interview. His multiple omissions and misstatements raise security concerns that are not mitigated under the personal conduct and criminal conduct guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the financial considerations security concern because he failed to present information about his efforts to pay or mitigate his ten delinquent debts, totaling about $22,000. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 43 years old, was born and lived in Colombia until he emigrated to the U.S. He is a naturalized U.S. citizen. His wife and two children were born in the U.S. His mother and three sisters are citizens of Colombia. He visits his mother and sister who live there. He is firmly rooted both in his personal and professional life in the U.S. Although he has family ties to Colombia he is loyal to the U.S and can be expected to resolve any conflicts in favor of the U.S. Applicant's commitment is to the U.S. and his American family. He has mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline B, Foreign Influence. Clearance is granted.

Foreign preference concerns are mitigated because Applicant no longer has a valid foreign passport. Foreign influence concerns raised because Applicant has several family members who reside in Cuba are mitigated based on her longstanding relationships and ties in the United States. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was born in Ecuador and is a naturalized U.S. citizen who has lived in the United States since 1979. Applicant's mother, sister, and brother-in-law are citizens and residents of Ecuador. His sisters, wife, and daughter are dual citizens of Ecuador and the United States living in the United States. His brother is a U.S. citizen living in Ecuador. Applicant maintains his Ecuadorian citizenship to protect financial or business interests in Ecuador and because he intends to retire in Ecuador. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline B, foreign influence, but has not rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline C, foreign preference. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 42-year-old employee of a defense contractor. She incurred a number of delinquent debts after fleeing an abusive relationship. She has since paid most of her delinquent debts and has a plan to resolve the remaining debts. She has mitigated the Financial Considerations security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant owes approximately $54,249 in delinquent debts. She lacks a coherent plan to resolve her debts, and she has failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the Financial Considerations adjudicative guideline. Eligibility for access to sensitive Information is denied.

Applicant was born in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and is a naturalized U.S. citizen who has lived in the United States since 1993. Her in-laws are citizens and residents of Germany. Her parents are citizens of the PRC living with her in the U.S. Her brother and sister-in-law are citizens and residents of the PRC. In 2006, she visited the PRC for two weeks. She has substantially more connections to the United States than to the PRC. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline B, foreign influence. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has had a long history of financial difficulties, and he not resolved any of his overdue debts. He also knowingly supplied incomplete, untruthful information to the Government on a Security Clearance Application. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Security concerns are raised under drug involvement and personal conduct based on Applicant's past use of marijuana, three arrests for marijuana possession between 1995 to 1997, and a 1999 arrest for driving under the influence. Applicant met his burden to mitigate the security concerns. He currently lives a more responsible lifestyle and intends to refrain from illegal drug use in the future. He acknowledges that if he is caught using illegal drugs in the future, his security clearance will be revoked. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 39 years old, was born in Taiwan, moved to the U.S. in 1994, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006. Her husband is also a naturalized U.S. citizen from Taiwan. They have a child born in the U.S. Her mother has been approved for permanent residency status in the U.S. Her only close relative remaining in Taiwan is her brother, for whom she has applied for permanent residency status in the U.S. but it is a longer process. All of her assets and close family members are in the U.S. She retained her Taiwanese passport after becoming a U.S. citizen because she did not understand the security implications. She has surrendered her passport to the cognizant security official. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline B, Foreign Influence and Guideline B, Foreign Preference.

Applicant's wife, parents, and brother are citizens and residents of Cuba. He possesses a current Cuban passport in order to visit his family in Cuba. Applicant has not mitigated the Foreign Influence and Foreign Preference security concerns. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant's family, because of their wealth, was discriminated against by the Communist government of China. Her mother, brother and two sisters have no connection with that government. The Applicant is not subject to coercion vis-a-vis her Chinese family by that government. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 46-year-old employee of a federal contractor. She has a history of criminal conduct consisting of drug-related offenses in 1983 and an alcohol-related offense in 2006. She deliberately omitted those offenses in response to questions about her police record on a security-clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Between 1988 and 2006, the police arrested Applicant three times, two for driving under the influence. Following his most recent arrested, Applicant stopped drinking alcohol. He regularly attends alcoholics anonymous and has complied with the terms of his probation. He recently hired a professional counselor to help him resolve issues with alcohol use. He has mitigated the government's security concerns about his alcohol consumption under Guideline G, but not its concerns under Guideline J, criminal conduct, because he remains on probation and will for some time into the future. Clearance is denied.

Applicant did not mitigate financial considerations security concerns. He did not provide sufficient evidence of his efforts to resolve six of his 14 delinquent debts, totaling about $22,000. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a citizen of Israel from birth and also of the U.S. since May 1982. Foreign preference concerns raised by his use of an Israeli passport to enter Israel until July 2006, and by him voting in an Israeli election in 2001, are mitigated by the expiration of the passport in October 2006 with no intent to renew it and no intent to vote in a foreign election in the future. Foreign influence concerns raised by the Israeli residency and citizenship of his siblings and his stepchildren are overcome by his strong ties to the U.S. since 1972, including his record of appropriate handling of classified information since 1978. Personal conduct concerns are not established because he did not act to conceal his possession of an Israeli passport. Clearance is granted.

Applicant owes the Social Security Administration about $50,000 of the $62,594 in benefit payments she was not entitled to receive. She also owes more than $11,000 in delinquent state and federal taxes on those funds. She is repaying these debts at about $600 per month. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant has 20 delinquent debts that have not been resolved. Her recent filing of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy is not sufficient to mitigate the financial considerations security concerns established by her delinquent debts. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the criminal conduct and personal conduct security concerns raised by his misconduct. Furthermore, he falsified his security clearance application. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate the foreign influence security concerns arising from his relationship and contacts with Indian citizens and his financial interests in India. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant mitigated foreign influence allegations. Applicant has lived in the U.S. for 20 years and has significant family and financial ties in the U.S. which overcomes the fact that he has an elderly mother, one sister, and one brother who live in the PRC, and that he took two trips there over ten years ago and has no intention to return. Trustworthiness Determination is granted.

Applicant's longstanding federal tax delinquency that resulted in a 1997 tax lien, and his late income tax filings for tax years 2005 and 2006 generate a financial considerations security concern. The tax delinquency was caused by circumstances beyond his control. He has satisfied the lien, and filed the tax returns. Applicant has mitigated the security concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated the security concern caused by his misuse of controlled substances while possessing a security clearance.

Applicant mitigated the financial consideration security concerns. He paid or settled and paid the seven debts listed on the statement of reasons (SOR). He does not have any delinquent debt. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 45 years old, married, and has three children. He wants to work for a defense contractor as a translator. Applicant was born in Iraq, but has lived in the United States since 1992. He and his immediate family have U.S. citizenship. He has a U.S. passport. He has relatives in Iraq with whom he has intermittent contact. Applicant owns his home in the United States and has strong connections to the United States for giving him refuge. Applicant mitigated the foreign influence security concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was terminated from his previous employer for false expense reporting and false time charging. He deliberately omitted that the he was terminated in a subsequent security clearance questionnaire. He continued to feign ignorance as to the basis for the termination after being confronted about the termination in an interview conducted during his background investigation. Financial considerations concerns were raised based on his recent financial history. Applicant has taken steps to resolve his delinquent accounts. Security concerns remain based on his breach of fiduciary duty to his previous employer. Personal conduct and financial considerations concerns are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 51 year old Senior Engineer for a defense contracting company. His foreign contacts in Taiwan that include his mother and father who are citizens and residents of Taiwan pose a significant security risk. The Applicant maintains close and continuing contact with them. He calls them weekly, visits them annually, and plans to use his vacation time to travel to Taiwan in the future. Clearance is denied.

During a 10-year period ending in September 2007, Applicant used marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, and he illegally used pain killers without a prescription. He disclosed his use of marijuana and cocaine on his security clearance application, but he did not disclose his use of ecstasy, methamphetamine, and prescription pain killers. Clearance is denied.

Applicant lost an extremely lucrative job in 2004 while both she and her new husband faced nearly a year of unemployment. Ultimately discharged in bankruptcy, the couple separated. Unbeknownst to her, her husband reneged on his assumption of their two mortgages and a home foreclosure followed. Applicant entered a repayment plan to honor their second mortgage. She has been timely paying on that plan since April 2008. Applicant has mitigated security concerns. Clearance is granted

In 2002, Applicant's husband began a protracted period of unemployment. This upset family finances already compromised by an increase in home valuation and Applicant's two weeks of unemployment. In completing her security clearance application, Applicant denied she had delinquent or adverse debts, but noted she was sure that some existed. To date, none of the accounts at issue have been addressed. Although Applicant carried her burden in mitigating personal conduct concerns, she failed to mitigate financial security concerns regarding her six years of old debt. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 24-year-old man who was charged with and/or convicted of five alcohol-related offenses between August 2002 and March 2008. He has failed to mitigate the security concern caused by his alcohol consumption.

Applicant has over $18,000.00 in delinquent unsecured debt. There is little chance he will be able to address these debts anytime soon, and there is a significant risk he may fall behind on other debts. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's husband's injuries impacted his work, his mood, and his marriage. Until her found less physical employment, he suffered periods of unemployment which helped contribute to the family's inability to timely meet expenses. He has since found less strenuous employment and Applicant has made strides in addressing old debt. Applicant mitigated security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant with six arrest/charges within a four-year period spanning 2003 and 2007, and who omitted his arrests/charges from the public trust and security clearance applications he completed in 2007 fails to mitigate trust concern. Clearance is denied.

This 67-year-old professor has worked in a Canadian research institute since 2005. He has mitigated the security concerns under the foreign influence guideline. However, he has not mitigated the outside activities guideline. Applicant has plans to return to the U.S. in 2009 and work for a university in the U.S. At that point, he may be eligible to hold a security clearance. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred 12 debts approximating $35,000. Apart from paying/resolving three of her smaller debts and a large debt through garnishment, the remaining debts remain unpaid/unresolved. Further time is needed for Applicant to regain financial stability and establish a track record of financial responsibility. Applicant's evidence failed to mitigate financial considerations raised. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 52 year old Production Supervisor for a defense contracting company. The Applicant was born in Jordan. He has lived in the United States for 23 years, he is married to an American citizen, and has three American children. His only remaining family in Jordan with whom he has any contact is a sister and brother who are residents and citizens of Jordan. They do not pose a security risk. The Applicant no longer has any assets in Jordan. He has destroyed his Jordanian passport and renounced his Jordanian citizenship. Clearance is granted.

The Board has considered Applicant's brief in light of our prior decision. Applicant has failed to articulate a persuasive reason to change the Board's resolution of this case. Request for reconsideration is denied.

Applicant mitigated the security concerns raised by her family members living in Iran by demonstrating that they were not in a position to be exploited by the government, and Applicant's clearly-established loyalty to the U.S. made it extremely unlikely she could be pressured to provide protected information. Clearance granted.

Applicant was arrested three times for alcohol-related driving offenses. After an arrest in September 2002, he completed a three-day inpatient alcohol treatment program. After an arrest in September 2004, he completed a five-month outpatient program, abstained from alcohol for about 18 months, and then relapsed. After an arrest in October 2006, he completed a five-month treatment program and was placed in a very restrictive drug court program. At the hearing, he had abstained from alcohol for 22 months, but he had been released from the constraints of the drug court program for less than a month. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was convicted of eight misdemeanors and one felony. Several offenses were alcohol-related, including two driving while intoxicated offenses. Applicant mitigated security concerns arising under Guideline E (personal conduct) but not under Guidelines J (criminal conduct) and G (alcohol consumption). Clearance is denied.

Applicant is an alcoholic with numerous arrests for driving while intoxicated. He has since October 2006 when he had his last drink of alcohol. He used marijuana from 1990 through 1994 and again three times in January 2003. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under alcohol consumption, criminal conduct, and personal conduct. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated the security concerns raised by family members residing in Pakistan, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. by demonstrating that none of them were so situated as to raise a significant likelihood that Applicant could be pressured to provide U.S. information to any of those countries. Clearance granted.

Although Applicant made payments on her delinquent accounts immediately preceding the hearing, she failed to mitigate the security concerns raised by her lengthy history of financial difficulties and her irresponsible handling of her indebtedness. Clearance denied.

When checking on her credit, Applicant found she had a number of delinquent debts and inaccuracies on her credit report. With the help of her daughter, a financial professional, Applicant paid off one major debt and is in repayment on two obligations. With only a minimal amount left to be addressed, Applicant demonstrated a meaningful track record for addressing these debts. She also has the financial guidance of her daughter, a finance professional, who is committed to helping monitor Applicant's progress and overall budgeting in the future. Applicant mitigated security concerns. Clearance is granted.

While in the Air Force, Applicant engaged in an extra-marital affair with a direct subordinate, and lied about it during a state court divorce proceeding and throughout a subsequent security clearance investigation process. After revealing it to another security clearance investigator, she was granted a clearance in 1997, which she has held without any further incidents. Applicant has mitigated the security concern. Clearance is granted.

Between 2001 and 2005, Applicant was convicted of three driving while intoxicated by alcohol offenses, and being drunk in public. He also was sent home from work in April 2007 because he had the odor of alcohol on his breath. He had relapses after several alcohol treatments. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising under Guideline G (alcohol consumption). Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated potential security concerns under Foreign Influence by demonstrating that his relationships with his in-laws in China and his family members in Cote d'Ivoire were not close, those family members were not in a position to be exploited by the governments, and safety issues in Cote d'Ivoire were insufficient to constitute a heightened risk of exploitation of Applicant. Clearance granted.

Applicant committed a violent felony which resulted in serious injuries to the victim. He has no remorse, and he offered no evidence of reform. Clearance is denied.

In 2001 Applicant applied for and received Mexican citizenship in order to purchase property in Mexico. Applicant applied for voting rights in Mexico in order to obtain an identification card proving Mexican citizenship. There is a paucity of mitigating evidence Favorable decision reversed.

Applicant has 15 past-due or charged-off accounts totaling approximately $11,000 and filed for bankruptcy protection in 1998. None of the debts have been paid. Applicant has not successfully mitigated financial considerations security concerns. Clearance is denied.

The Judge challenged findings are supported by substantial record evidence and are sustainable. The Judge reasonably explained why the evidence in mitigation was insufficient to overcome the government's security concerns. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant mitigated the security concerns under Foreign Influence and Foreign Preference by demonstrating that her grandparents were not in a position to be exploited by the Iranian government and the steps she had taken to surrender her Iranian passport to Iranian authorities. Clearance granted.

Applicant owed the IRS $183,000. The tax lien has been released. No taxes are owed the IRS or state tax commission. In 2001, Applicant started using marijuana as an attempt to address depression he experienced resulting from participation in a medical clinical study. He used marijuana daily from 2001 to 2004. He has since sought treatment and no additional treatment is warranted. Applicant has successfully mitigated financial considerations, drug involvement, and personal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

The Judge's application of several mitigating conditions is not supported by the record. The Judge's reliance on the unenforceablity of some of Applicant's debts is error. Favorable decision reversed.

Applicant incurred 26 debts approximating $29,000. Apart from paying three of her smaller debts, the remaining debts remain unpaid. She is currently unemployed, living off a small savings account, and has no plan in place to resolve her financial dilemma. The majority of her debts remain unpaid or unresolved. Applicant's evidence failed to mitigate financial considerations raised. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 53 year old Linguist/Translator for a defense contracting company. His foreign contacts in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan do not pose a security risk. Clearance is granted.

Applicant had ten delinquent debts totaling about $15,000. He had insufficient income to set up any payment plans and was unable to resolve his delinquent debts. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising under Guideline F (financial considerations). Clearance is denied.

Applicant's multiple falsifications of his drug abuse history render him an unsuitable candidate for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

Applicant had a lengthy history of not meeting financial obligations including state and Federal taxes for multiple years. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's falsification of her clearance application, and the financial problems she concealed, render her an unsuitable candidate for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

Applicant mitigated security concerns regarding Guideline J (Criminal Conduct); however he did not mitigate security concerns pertaining to Guideline E (Personal Conduct). He deliberately falsified his 2006 security clearance application, when he failed to disclose the majority of his criminal arrests, charges and convictions. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 41 year old Chemical Crib Technician for a defense contracting company. His criminal history includes two felony convictions for Spousal Abuse; in 2001, and one misdemeanor count in 2005. In May 2008, he completed his summary probation for the second offense. More time in rehabilitation is needed. Applicant's excessive indebtedness has been resolved by a good faith effort. Clearance is denied.

Applicant bears the burden on appeal that there is insufficient indicia of reliability to allow the admission into evidence of two credit reports. Applicant fails to meet this burden and fails to establish that there is insufficient evidence to support the Judge's decision. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's wife and step-daughter are citizens of Brazil residing in the United States. His in-laws are citizens and residents of Brazil. Applying proceeds from his retirement fund, Applicant purchased a home in Brazil for his American parents and a retirement condominium for himself. Scant facts and minimal evidence were offered with regard to his extended Brazilian family or his foreign land purchases. Applicant failed to mitigate financial considerations and foreign influence security concerns. Clearance is denied.

When Applicant's ex-husband reneged on an informal promise to provide her with financial support, she took revenge by opening and using a credit card account in his name. Arrested for the act in January 2007, she pled guilty to related charges in March 2007. She failed to disclose the facts concerning her criminal conduct to the government or her employer until she was interviewed by investigators in the summer of 2007. Applicant failed to mitigate criminal conduct and personal conduct security concerns. Clearance is denied.

The Judge's material findings of security concern are supported by substantial evidence. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant used marijuana with various frequencies from 1974 until July 2007. He used marijuana after submitting his security clearance application. He did not list his illegal drug use on his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant sent three e-mail messages to a former girlfriend that contained profane, lewd, vulgar, and threatening language in violation of a state criminal statute. He pled guilty to the misdemeanor offenses and was sentenced to a deferred adjudication. The charges were dismissed at the termination of the deferred adjudication period. Applicant mitigated the personal conduct and criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Although some of Applicant's convictions were set aside, it was not due to insufficient evidence of guilt. Judge had a reasonable basis to conclude that Applicant had failed to mitigate the security concerns in his case. Adverse decision affirmed.

Although Applicant disagreed with the Judge's weighing of the evidence, the record as a whole demonstrates that the Judge's decision is sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge found that Applicant was convicted after an Alford plea of third degree assault. The conviction and the other record evidence (including Applicant's daughter's description of his touching her) precluded the Judge from concluding that Applicant did not commit the offense. The Judge's analysis of Guideline Mitigating Conditions does not follow logically from the record evidence. Favorable decision reversed.

The Applicant is a 35 year old Electrical Engineer for a defense contractor. The Applicant's close and deep emotional ties to her grandmother and other foreign relatives in Iran pose a significant security risk. Applicant's intentional falsifications on her security clearance concerning her Iranian passport and her travel to Iran have not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant (a naturalized U.S. citizen) has immediate family members who are citizens of Pakistan, with one sibling residing in the country, and another in India. His primary loyalties and demonstrated commitments to the U.S., despite his strong affections for his mother, siblings and their families, and his longstanding friendship with a son of a Pakistani VIP, enable him to mitigate any potential risk to undue foreign influence concerns under Guideline B. Pakistan is a country with a lengthy history of authoritarian government, human rights issues, and nuclear exchanges with adversaries of the U.S. But But Pakistan remains a strategic partner of the U.S. in the war on terrorism and a declared friend. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a long history of alcohol abuse and has been diagnosed as alcohol dependent. He nevertheless continues to consume alcohol. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has numerous delinquent debts that she has not paid. Many she left unpaid when she moved and has not contacted the creditors. She presented no evidence to show she is acting in a fiscally responsible manner. Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under the financial considerations guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 25 years old and recently graduated from college. He lost his job while attending college and got behind in paying his obligations. After graduation he had difficulty finding a full time job. Since being employed full time, he has consolidated his delinquent debts and is consistently paying them. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline F, Financial Considerations. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns raised by his three alcohol- related arrests between October 2003 and October 2007, and his subsequent diagnoses as an alcohol abuser. Clearance denied.

Given Applicant's strong character evidence, showing an outstanding job performance and an exceptional scholastic record, and the experimental nature of his marijuana use at age 19 and 20 years of age, the drug involvement guideline and the personal conduct guideline are found in his favor. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant accumulated over $120,00.00 in delinquent debts, which she attributes in part to her divorce and home foreclosure. Unsuccessful in several Chapter 13 petitions, she fails to provide any documented efforts of repayment since her last Chapter 13 plan was dismissed in April 2007. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana from 1972 until early 2007, using it during the last 20 years a few times a year. Applicant has not rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under guideline H, drug involvement. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 48 year old Fire Captain for a defense contracting company. His excessive indebtedness was caused by two marriages and divorces, identity theft, a motorcycle accident and a lost job. Since then, he has made a good faith effort to resolve his debts by either paying them off or making regular monthly payments. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 42 year old Engineer Technician II for a defense contracting company. He became excessively indebted as a result of a business loss, period of disability and divorce. Since then, he has paid off most of his debt and is following payment plans with the others. He has made a good faith effort to resolve his indebtedness. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a native-born U.S. citizen. His parents were born in Taiwan, became U.S. citizens in 1979, and returned to Taiwan in 1988. His wife was born in the PRC, where she completed college. She came to the U.S. in 2001 to complete her education. Her parents and extended family are citizens and residents of the PRC. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 61 year old employer for a defense contracting company. His history of financial indebtedness, that includes approximately $30,000.00 in back taxes, has not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 24 years old and unmarried. She works for a defense contractor. Applicant was born in Canada, but lives in the United States with her family. She has dual Canadian and U.S. citizenships. She has both a U.S. passport and a Canadian passport. She refuses to surrender the Canadian passport. Applicant has not mitigated the foreign preference security concern. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated the security concerns raised by his January 2004 molestation of his minor step-child by the passage of time, the public knowledge of the offense, the favorable prognoses from his psychotherapist and the psychiatrist who performed his pre-sentencing evaluation. Clearnce granted.

The Applicant is a 48 year old Mechanical Engineer for a defense contracting company. He has significant foreign family ties and investments in India that have not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was a dual citizen of the U.S. and Turkey, until she was made aware that if affected her security clearance that she held for over ten years. She has destroyed her Turkish passport and formally renounced her Turkish citizenship. Applicant divested herself of any present or future property or inheritance rights in Turkey. Although her mother and brother are citizens and residents of Turkey, she has such long standing ties to the U.S. that it is clear that any potential conflicts of interests would be resolved in favor of the U.S. Applicant has successfully mitigated the security concerns raised. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated security concerns regarding foreign influence and foreign preference. His sister and brother-in-law live in Russia and are Russian citizens. He destroyed his expired Russian passport. Because of his deep and long-standing relationships with his family in the United States and his other connections to this country, he will resolve any conflicts in favor of U.S. interests. Access to classified information is granted.

Applicant, a 29-year-old engineer working for a defense contractor, mitigated foreign preference security concerns arising from his birth in the U.S. to a Danish citizen and living for seven years in Denmark with her. He acquired Danish citizenship from his mother and received a student loan of $5,000 from the Danish government for his higher education. The debt is still outstanding but not delinquent, and will be paid as soon as he is able to do so. He completed his education in the U.S. He also acquired a Danish passport while in Denmark which was never used, has now expired, and is lost. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 24 year old Junior Systems Engineer for a defense contracting company. His short history of alcohol abuse involving one alcohol related incident in March 2007, was an isolated incident that will not be repeated. Sufficient mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant used a marijuana cigarette once in 2003 and twice in 2004. She has not smoked marijuana since and has agreed to a revocation of her clearance if she uses an illegal controlled substance in the future. Her SF-86 was factually correct. The government has not established its case under Guideline E. Applicant has mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline H. Clearance is granted.

Applicant had eight driving while intoxicate arrests and convictions from 1984 until 1991. He continued to moderately drink alcohol. He had two driving while intoxicated convictions from March to May 2002, and attended and completed alcohol counseling. He continued to moderately drink alcohol until he stopped consuming alcohol in June 2007. He deliberately did not list his 1984-1991 driving while intoxicated offenses on his security clearance application. Applicant did not mitigate security concerns for alcohol consumption and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

At age 17, Applicant experimented with marijuana on two occasions during a holiday recess from school. He compounded his adverse conduct by experimenting with the drug a third time in July 2007. The drug involvement and personal conduct guidelines are nonetheless found in his favor as there is no evidence the drug use was anything more than isolated. Furthermore, Applicant is distancing himself from drug users and situations of drug use, and recognizes what drug use can do to his security clearance. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant was not subject to foreign influence because of his two family members living in Lebanon, and his small savings account there. Clearance granted.

Applicant married a U.S. service member and became a naturalized U.S. citizen during the four and a half years they lived in the U.S. They are now separated, pending divorce, and she lives and works in Germany, where she retains dual citizenship, holds an active passport, and votes. All of her immediate family and most of her assets are in Germany. Foreign preference and foreign influence security concerns were not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born in Taiwan and became a U.S. citizen in 1997. His father is a retired Taiwanese government employee living in a nursing home in Taiwan. His mother suffers from Alzheimer's disease and lives in a nursing home in the U.S. Three of his siblings are U.S. citizens and one is an Australian citizen. His wife was born in Thailand and became a U.S. citizen in 2004. Her father, four siblings, and their spouses are citizens and residents of Thailand. Security concerns are mitigated by Applicant's deep and longstanding relationships and loyalties in the U.S. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's failure to register for the draft was unintentional, and the foreign influence concern generated by his relatives living in Israel and Jordan are outweighed by his unique professional abilities that he is contributing to the War on Terror. Clearance is granted.

Between 2001 and 2008, Applicant incurred 13 delinquent accounts, an approximate total of $37,516. Applicant resolved three of the accounts. There is insufficient evidence to conclude the ten remaining accounts are resolved. Applicant has not met his burden of proof to mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Financial considerations concerns were identified during renewal of Applicant’s security clearance. At the time Applicant’s SOR was issued, 11 unpaid or unresolved debts were identified. Applicant’s financial difficulties stemmed primarily from an inability to sell her second home, and costs associated with paying for drug treatment and providing support for her adult son. Applicant has since paid or resolved all of her debts, sought financial counseling, and reestablished financial stability. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was born in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, who has lived in the United States since 1998. Applicant's parents and siblings are citizens and residents of the PRC in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. He has substantially more connections to the United States than to the PRC. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline B, Foreign Influence. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's parents are citizens and residents of Iran. He came to the U.S. in 1976 at age 16. His two brothers came to the U.S. in 1974 and are U.S. citizens. He completed high school, college, and graduate school in the U.S. He became a U.S. citizen in 1995 and has held a clearance since 1996. His wife was born in Iran, went to Sweden with her family in 1980, became a Swedish citizen, and now aspires to be a U.S. citizen. He destroyed his Iranian passport, knowing its destruction would prevent him from visiting his aged and ailing parents again. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 39 years old and has numerous delinquent debts. The only debts that are being paid are those that have judgments and are being paid through garnishment. He has ignored his debts and does not have a realistic grasp of his financial situation. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under the guideline for financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant, a civil engineer with a defense contractor, mitigated allegation arising from having obtained a passport of the Philippines where he was born before becoming a U.S. citizen. The passport has been destroyed. He also has some relatives living in the Philippines but the principal concern of the government was that his wife and brother-in-law own a company that he once was also was an owner, which he helped organize, and provided engineering services. He is no longer involved in the company and the work of that company does not conflict with the work his employer does as a U.S. defense contractor. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 56 years old and employed by a defense contractor. While married to his second wife and subsequent to their divorce, he accrued a significant number of debts, totaling $29,000, which he has not addressed. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline F, pertaining to Financial Considerations. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 33 year old Air Traffic Control Communications Engineer for a defense contracting company. His extensive criminal history and recent deliberate falsification on his security clearance application concerning his illegal drug involvement has not been mitigated by sufficient evidence of reform and rehabilitation. Clearance is denied.

Applicant financial irresponsibility renders him an unsuitable candidate for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

Applicant was caught with methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop in July 2004. He was charged with felony possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, but apparently was not notified of the charges. He omitted the July 2004 incident from his security clearance application and did not disclose it during a security interview in May 2007. Although he purchased and used methamphetamine frequently for several years, he disclosed only a one-time use of methamphetamine in response to DOHA interrogatories and denied ever purchasing it. He has abstained from drug use since July 2004 and is receiving drug treatment. Security concerns based on drug involvement are mitigated, but concerns based on his falsifications are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 47 year old Electronic Satellite Controller for a defense contracting company. His long history of alcohol abuse includes two DUI's, a self referred alcohol treatment program, a diagnosis of alcohol dependence followed by a short period of abstinence and then a relapse has not been mitigated. His failure to disclose a 1991 DUI during an interview with a DoD investigator in 2006, and in response to interrogatories in 2007 has not been mitigated. His foreign influence that includes his current wife who is a citizen of the Philippines, and two former wives and former in-laws who are citizens and residents of the Phillippines do not pose a security risk and has been mitigated.

Applicant's long history of financial irresponsibility, and his misrepresentation of his financial difficulties, render him unsuitable for access to classified information. Clearance denied.

From 2001 to 2007, Applicant incurred 12 delinquent accounts, a total approximate balance of $22,243 which raised concerns under financial considerations. He resolved most of the accounts. He entered into a repayment agreement for his largest account, a $17,000 automobile repossession. He was unaware of the delinquent accounts because his wife handled the finances. Applicant did not intentionally falsify his security clearance questionnaire. He mitigated the concerns raised by his delinquent debts. I find for Applicant under financial considerations and personal conduct. Clearance is granted.

Applicant incurred six debts totaling $3,804. He successfully mitigated one of the debts, a student loan. He was convicted of reckless driving in December 2002, fired from his job for engaging in inappropriate e-mail activities in January 2004, and cited for a seatbelt violation in December 2004, which was reported as past due in January 2005. In February 2006, he was convicted of 4th degree assault and placed on probation for two years. In February 2006, he was arrested for having an expired registration and failing to maintain required insurance. Applicant has failed to mitigate financial considerations, personal and criminal conduct concerns. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Concerns of foreign preference raised by Applicant's voluntary acquisition of United Kingdom citizenship and acceptance of medical benefits in the U.K. are not fully mitigated. His willingness to renounce foreign citizenship is conditional and not followed up by any concrete action. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 31 year old employer for a defense contracting company. Her history of financial indebtedness has been mitigated by a good faith effort to resolve her debts. Her intentional falsification on her security clearance application concerning her delinquent financial history has not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

In 2000, Applicant pled guilty to padding her Government business expenditures. She completed her sentence, paid full restitution, and made a concerted effort to turn her life around. She now devotes a substantial amount of her time counseling others through her church and has also started an outreach program that benefits the homeless and battered women. Applicant's contrition, restitution, and rehabilitative efforts mitigate financial considerations, personal conduct, and criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is an Iranian born, naturalized U.S. citizen, who has lived in the United States since 1981. Applicant's two aunts and in-laws are citizens and residents of Iran. His wife is a permanent resident alien from Iran living in the U.S. Applicant used his Iranian passport to enter Iran after becoming a U.S. citizen. He has substantially more connections to the United States than to Iran. Applicant has rebutted or mitigated the government's security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has paid or is paying all of her past due debts. She is aware of, and able to, pay all of her current debts. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 44 year old Security Officer for a defense contracting company. Her arrest and charges in October 1997, for Threatening a Federal Official in violation of 18 U.S. C. Sections 115 and 1114, both felonies, her psychological condition, and her intentional falsifications on her security clearance application have not been mitigated. Clearance is denied.

From 1999 until 2002, Applicant was involved in a contentious divorce. The court issued several restraining orders against him during this time, which he did not violate. He, however, violated a 2005 restraining order. He declined to pay his former wife the attorney fee award until forced to do so. During his divorce proceedings, he improperly contacted two different presiding judges in violation of procedural orders. The government has not established the other allegations of misconduct under Guideline E. Applicant has not mitigated the government's security concerns under Guideline E. Clearance is denied.

Applicant committed egregiously poor judgment by taking advantage of a person he was hired to protect. His poor judgment, which extends to his delinquent debts of about $11,000.00, has not been mitigated, even though more than eight years have passed since he engaged in the criminal conduct. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant, who is 55 years old, immigrated to the United States when he was 24 and has lived in the U.S. for 31 years. He has been a U.S. citizen for 20 years, and is married to a naturalized U.S. citizen. They have a six year old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen. Applicant has considerable assets in the U.S. and none in Taiwan or any other country. He has renounced his Taiwanese citizenship and had his Taiwanese passport invalidated. His contact with brothers-in-law in Taiwan is limited, and his mother-in-law plans to move to the United States shortly. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations). She used Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in 2005 to discharge her debts. She still owed $50,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. Her plan to resolve this debt was to obtain a clearance and better paying employment. Then she would use the increased income to pay her federal income taxes. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 40-year-old employee of a software-development company. He used marijuana about a dozen times since 1988. His most recent use took place in July 2007, a few months after he completed a security-clearance application. Applicant presented sufficient evidence to explain, extenuate, or mitigate the security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant mitigated the foreign influence security concerns arising from his dual citizenship with Ghana and the United States, and his relationship and contacts with Ghanaian citizens. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Between 2001 and 2007, Applicant incurred 23 delinquent accounts, an approximate total of $89,000. Significant health issues and a lack of health insurance was a factor in her financial situation. Applicant's voluntary decision not to work for a period of 14 months also caused her financial problems. Applicant is unable to resolve her delinquent accounts based on her income. It is unlikely that her financial problems will be resolved in the near future. She has not met her burden of proof to mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has multiple family relationships with individuals who are dual citizens of the U.S. and Jordan and who reside in Jordan and Israel. He maintains Jordanian citizenship and an active Jordanian passport so that he can inherit property in Jordan at some undefined time in the future. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns under the foreign influence and foreign preference guidelines. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owes more than $35,000 in delinquent federal and state income taxes, and about $17,609 in past due balances on other accounts. Security concerns about his finances are unmitigated because he has done little to resolve his debt and has not filed his income tax returns for tax years 2003 to 2006. Personal conduct security concerns persist because he listed only one tax lien and omitted all other debts from his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 39-year-old employee of a federal contractor who works in security. He has numerous debts that have been delinquent since 1999 and 2000. He has paid a judgment and has a payment plan on one debt. He owes federal income taxes for different tax years. He intentionally failed to list he had delinquent debt on his security clearance application. He failed to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial considerations and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's 10-year use of marijuana was not mitigated because it was recent, continued after college and while employed by a company with a drug policy, and Applicant had not dissociated himself from contacts and environments where drugs were used. Clearance denied.

Applicant has a long history of alcohol abuse. He underwent detoxification in 1994, completed an alcohol rehabilitation program in 1997, and abstained from alcohol until he relapsed in 2002. He underwent detoxification in September and October 2004, March 2006, December 2007, and April 2008. He completed an in-patient rehabilitation program in July 2008 and had abstained from alcohol for about four months as of the date of the hearing. Clearance is denied.

Applicant went into debt after losing his job in 2002. For five years, he held a series of low paying jobs and was either underemployed or unemployed. In 2007, he secured a job in his career field and restored his salary to its previous level. He sought financial counseling, and established a credible budget. He has paid or resolved all of the debts alleged. Also taken into account were the positive comments of his work and personal references, and landlord. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has failed to mitigate the security concerns that arise from his delinquent federal income taxes and other debts that remain owing.

Applicant, a contract employee with the Department of State, mitigated financial allegations arising from delinquent debts totaling approximately $45,000 that arose during his former marriage. He has paid or settled all debts. He also mitigated personal conduct and criminal conduct allegations for failure to list his debts on his SF 86. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 28 years old and has numerous delinquent debts that are years old and he has been unable to pay. He does not have a financial plan for how to resolve his delinquencies. Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under the guideline for financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's regular use of marijuana from 2001 to late 2004 or early 2005 is mitigated by the passage of time characterized by important changes in his lifestyle. Though Applicant intentionally concealed his drug history from his security application in November 2006, he has convinced me he understands the seriousness of his dishonest conduct, and will not repeat that behavior in the future. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant incurred 14 debts totaling $24,954. His indebtedness began in 2002/2003 and has been ongoing. There is documentation showing payment of two debts only. While he has contested several debts, he has failed to show any documented effort that the contested debts are not valid despite his assurances to do so. Furthermore, he has not shown any documented effort to pay/resolve the remaining debts. Applicant has failed to mitigate financial considerations concerns that exist in this case. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant has long standing delinquent debts that he has not addressed. He also provided false material information about his financial condition on a security questionnaire. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is 48 years old and held a security clearance for 25 years. He was convicted of felony possession of crack cocaine; and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana; trespassing and assaults. He was also charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and the charge was reduced to misdemeanor possession. Applicant intentionally did not divulge all of his drug history on his security clearance application. He has mitigated the security concerns under Guideline H, Drug Involvement, but failed to mitigate the security concerns under Guidelines J, Criminal Conduct and E, Personal Conduct. Clearance is denied.

Although applicant has started to turn his life around, the recency of his dishonesty and illegal drug use preclude a finding of mitigation and reform. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 60 year-old United States born citizen, who served in the U.S. military for 28 years, and his son now serves in the U.S. Army. Applicant formed a U.S. business in 2006, and an Iraqi citizen and former resident, invested $30,000 in the venture. The business has now dissolved, and although he had no duty to do so, Applicant has returned the $30,000 investment to the Iraqi citizen, who is now a legal U.S. alien. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 25-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He was arrested in 2002 for minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage; in July 2006 for driving under the influence (DUI); and again in February 2007 for DUI. Applicant has not mitigated the security concerns raised by his three alcohol-related arrests. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's 28-year history of marijuana use, beginning when he was a teenager, and lasting through December 2007, three weeks after being interviewed by a security clearance investigator, generates drug involvement and personal conduct security concerns that he failed to mitigate. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a U.S. citizen by birth and a naturalized citizen of Sweden as a young minor through the efforts of his mother (of Swedish heritage and citizenship). Applicant exercised his dual citizenship with Sweden in very limited ways. He worked and studied in Sweden for several years and earned a small Swedish pension. He possessed a Swedish passport and used it on his family trips to European countries. He has since surrendered his Swedish passport to his employer's facility security officer. He extenuates and mitigates security concerns associated with his past possession and use of his Swedish passport and accrued Swedish pension by virtue of his returning his passport and demonstrating his principal assets to be U.S. based. Besides his Swedish pension, Applicant has no other material rights, privileges or benefits by virtue of his dual U.S.-Swedish citizenship and maintains his undivided loyalties to the U.S. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is 59 years old and employed by a defense contractor. After retiring in 2000, Applicant withdrew $30,000 from her retirement fund that she subsequently used for living expenses, in addition to credit cards. For the next several years, she was under-employed and could not meet her expenses and did not pay her 2000 and 2001 taxes. Recently, she began resolving some of the delinquent debts, but a significant amount remains unresolved. She failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline F, pertaining to Financial Considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant exercises dual citizenship with the U.S. and Lebanon and maintains a Lebanese passport. He maintains his Lebanese passport primarily for ease of travel to visit his late father’s gravesite in Lebanon. He intends to retain his Lebanese citizenship and Lebanese passport knowing that doing so is at odds with DoD policy. He also maintains frequent contact with relatives in Lebanon, and has traveled to Lebanon three times since 1999. These facts raised foreign preference and foreign influence concerns, which Applicant was unable to mitigate. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born in the United States. Her mother was a U.S. citizen and her father is a Canadian citizen. The family moved to Canada in 1980, where she lived until 1994 when she started college in the United States. She returned to Canada after graduation in 1998. In July 2004, she permanently moved to the United States to live and work. Prior to obtaining her U.S. passport in December 2005, she used her Canadian passport to travel between the United States and Canada. In June 2006, she voted in a Canadian election. In February 2008, she destroyed her Canadian passport. She is willingly to renounce her Canadian citizenship. She mitigated the security concerns raised under foreign preference. Clearance is granted.

Applicant incurred six debts totaling $27,931 during the years 2000 – 2003 when he was underemployed and/or experiencing a business downturn. He has paid or resolved all of the debts alleged. Applicant had done a complete financial turnaround and established a credible budget. Also taken into account were the positive comments of his supervisor, personal references, and the whole person concept. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet his financial obligations. As of the date of the hearing, he had 11 delinquent accounts, owing approximately $19,500 which had been delinquent for many years. His evidence is insufficient to mitigate security concerns under Guideline F (Financial Considerations). Clearance is denied.

Applicant's last arrest was more than six years ago. His changed personal and professional circumstances make it unlikely he will repeat his criminal conduct. His omission of information about his arrests from his e-QIP is not disqualifying because he did not intentionally falsify his answers to the questions about his arrests. However, Applicant did not mitigate the security concerns arising from the fact he owes more than $36,000 in delinquent debts, some of which have been unpaid or unresolved since 1997. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's alcohol abuse has resulted in a number of alcohol related incidents, from 1992 through 1997, and a DUI occurring in 2006. Applicant now abstains completely from alcohol consumption, and she intends to continue abstention in the future. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

In the past five years, Applicant accrued eight delinquent debts in the approximate amount of $32,000. Although her Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing constitutes a good-faith effort to dispose of her debts, it is too soon to conclude whether her financial problems no longer pose a security concern. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated security concerns regarding drug involvement because he stopped using illegal drugs two years ago; however, he failed to mitigate security concerns regarding alcohol consumption. He still drinks alcohol to intoxication, had a DUI in 2003, and was fired from a job in 2001 for an alcohol-related offense. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Foreign influence concerns persist because of Applicant's close family ties to Egypt. Foreign preference concerns raised by his use of an expired Egyptian passport to prove his Egyptian birth are mitigated because he does not intend to renew the foreign passport. Clearance is denied.

Appellant decided to invest in the real estate market in 2005. During the final closing on the properties, the seller reneged on certain financial promises. Applicant sought legal counsel, who advised Applicant that the seller had developed an elaborate scheme to sell Applicant properties at an inflated value. Applicant attempted to invalidate the sale and requested the mortgage lenders to work with him in resolving the problems. The mortgage lenders chose to foreclose on the properties. This decision seriously impacted Applicant's finances. Under state law, Applicant is not liable to the mortgage lenders for any deficiencies after the sale of property. He is negotiating a resolution to his unpaid credit cards. Applicant answered the financial questions on his security clearance application based on the information given to him by his attorneys regarding his liability for the mortgage debts. Applicant has mitigated the government's security concerns regarding his finances, his personal conduct and his criminal conduct. In light of my findings under Guideline E, the government did not establish its case under Guideline J. Clearance is granted.

For a 16-month period Applicant engaged in frequent and sustained high risk behavior by engaging in sexual encounters with individuals she met on the internet or while frequenting night clubs. Her behavior continued until she was arrested for prostitution after placing an ad for sex in an open classified internet site. She placed the ad using her company computer while holding a security clearance and on temporary duty assigned to give software training to federal law enforcement support personnel. Applicant was unable to mitigate security concerns under sexual behavior, information technology, and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant’s wife is a citizen of China and resides with him in the United States. His father, mother, and brother are citizens and residents of China, as are his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law. Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising under the Foreign Influence adjudicative guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accumulated a significant amount of debt after he purchased a multi-million dollar business that failed within a couple years of the purchase. By 2005, he resolved all of his bank loans and other unsecured debts, but three credit cards. He mitigated the security concerns raised under Guideline F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's history of criminal conduct created a security concern that he failed to mitigate. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has substantial delinquent debt that he only recently began to repay. He had alcohol-related convictions in 1994, 2000, and 2004, and continues to consume alcohol. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline B (Foreign Influence) because of frequent, non-casual contacts with his mother, father-in-law and one brother, who live in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant presents with a history of financial problems that includes a outstanding default judgment and several other major debts that he accumulated during periods of health complications with both himself and his wife. While he has been able to address a couple of the debts with modest repayment plans, he still has substantial debts and is considering Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief. His accumulated debts while extenuated somewhat are not mitigated sufficiently to retain his eligibility to hold a security clearance at this time. Applicant successfully refuted allegations of falsification of his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred four debts totaling $27,423. He has successfully resolved these debts after seeking financial counseling and establishing a viable payment plan accompanied by a credible budget. Applicant also failed to list financial delinquencies when completing his e-QIP. He produced convincing evidence that such omission was neither willful nor deliberate. Taken into account were the positive comments of his supervisor, performance evaluations, and the whole person concept. He successfully mitigated financial and personal conduct concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a mother, two sisters, a brother, and a brother-in-law that are citizens and residents of Taiwan. He has substantial assets both in the United States and in Taiwan. Applicant has established that it is unlikely his family members and financial assets in Taiwan will place him in a position of having to choose between their interests and the interests of the United States. There is no conflict of interest because of his deep and longstanding relationships and loyalties in the United States. He can be expected to resolve any conflict of interest in favor of the United States interest. Clearance is granted.

Applicant pleaded guilty in November 2006 to a misdemeanor domestic battery offense and was placed on probation and ordered to complete an anger management course. Applicant complied with all of the court's conditions, and has not been involved in any other criminal offenses. Applicant mitigates this criminal conduct. Of added security concern are Applicant's multiple omissions of his domestic incident in the two security clearance applications he completed. He did not correct his omissions until confronted, and they are not mitigated under the personal conduct guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant had a history of financial difficulties. He has resolved all but one of his overdue debts, and his financial situation is stable and current. Applicant reasonably believed that the financial information that he provided to the Government, on a Security Clearance Application (SCA), was materially correct. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate personal conduct allegations arising from a series of actions over a 23 year period involving arrests, shoplifting, non-judicial UCMJ punishments, speeding, and omissions on two SF 86s. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 52-year-old consultant for a defense contractor. He served in the Navy attaining the rank of first class petty officer before being commissioned and attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Although a married man, he targeted a young enlisted sailor to marry his girlfriend who overstayed her visa and was in the U.S. illegally. He was the driving force in getting her a military dependents identification card and defrauding the government. He was court-martialed and received a dismissal, six- months in jail and a fine. I find under the circumstances Applicant failed to mitigate the trustworthiness concerns. Applicant's eligibility to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant was charged and/or arrested for criminal offenses seven separate times from 1991 to 2007. The most recent charge occurred in January 2007 after she submitted her October 2005 security clearance application. She was unable to mitigate criminal conduct concerns raised as a result of these seven incidents spanning a 16-year period. Clearance is denied.

Applicant developed financial problems in 2000 when she stopped paying credit debt incurred during a long-term relationship. Because she has not paid her old debts, the Guideline F mitigating conditions do not apply. However, since this time, she has worked steadily, making timely payments on her debts and usual living expenses as she raises three children without financial support from their father. She has demonstrated that she has rehabilitated her finances. She has mitigated the government's security concerns under the whole-person, and thus, under Guideline F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has failed to mitigate the financial considerations security concerns that exist in this case. Accordingly, it is not clearly consistent with the national interest to grant her access to sensitive information.

Applicant has failed to mitigate the security concerns that arise from his failure to file state and federal income tax returns and pay taxes that remain owing.

Applicant has a long history of mental health problems, self-mutilation, and suicide attempts. She has been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her last suicide attempt was three weeks before the hearing. Clearance is denied.

Applicant mitigated the trustworthiness concerns arising from his financial considerations. He failed to mitigate personal conduct concerns arising from his falsification of his public trust position application. Eligibility for a public trust position and access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant was arrested and punished by non-judicial punishment for driving while intoxicated in 1999. He was arrested and convicted for driving while intoxicated in May 2008. He continues to drink alcohol to the point of intoxication once or twice a week. He last drank alcohol to the point of intoxication five days before the September 4, 2008 hearing. He was involved in two domestic violence criminal incidents with his wife in 2005 and 2006. He was to complete a domestic violence course but dropped out on his own. He informed security investigators that he had completed the course. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was convicted of illegal possession of child pornography, a felony. He downloaded images four or five times a week for ten months, downloading about 1,000 images. He saved about 100 images, many of young but sexually developed girls, because he found them sexually stimulating. He was sentenced to five years in jail, suspended, and five years of supervised probation. He will be on probation until about October 2011. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's false statement in April 2003 represents poor judgment under the criminal conduct and personal conduct guidelines. Even though five years have passed since the false statement, her falsehood is not mitigated by the passage of time because she continues to falsely claim her statement about the cell records is true. Eligibility of access to classified information is denied.

Applicant used a variety of illegal drugs in college. He stopped abusing drugs in August 2007. His employer promised to randomly drug test Applicant on a monthly basis for a year. He no longer associates with his drug-using friends. He has committed to abstaining from using illegal drugs. Security concerns related to drug involvement are mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is granted.

Applicant used marijuana and cocaine at various times from at least 1975 until December 2005. He used opium in 1977 and mushrooms in 1981. He provided funds to purchase marijuana and cocaine on a number of occasions. He falsified information concerning his use of drugs on four separate security clearance applications and provided false information to security investigators at least three times. He used illegal drugs while holding a security clearance and after submitting a security clearance application. A government agency denied him access to sensitive compartmented information because of his drug use and providing false information. He violated federal law by providing false information on security clearance applications and to security investigators. Clearance is denied.

Applicant owed about $28,000 to one creditor. The debt was in litigation. Applicant promised to pay the debt if he lost the litigation. The allegation that he falsified his security clearance application is unsubstantiated. Security concerns pertaining to personal conduct and financial considerations are mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is granted.

Applicant committed criminal offenses when he was 17 and 18 years of age. They were dismissed when he completed probation. He failed to disclose them on his security clearance application because he thought disclosure was not required. He joined the U.S. Marines and served two combat tours in Iraq. Security concerns related to personal conduct and criminal conduct are mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is granted.

Applicant's demonstrated alcohol abuse, diagnosis as alcohol dependent, and failure to abstain from alcohol in the fact of that diagnosis render her an unsuitable candidate to continue access to classified information. Clearance denied.

Applicant is a 37-year-old employee of a federal contractor. She has a history of financial problems that she has done little to resolve. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's mother, two sisters, a brother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and several sisters-in-law are citizens and residents of Afghanistan. His wife's uncle is a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Pakistan. Applicant fled from Afghanistan in 1989, became a U.S. citizen in 1998, and has worked as a linguist for U.S. military forces since 2004, accompanying the U.S. forces in numerous classified combat operations. He held an interim clearance until November 2007 and gained a reputation for meticulous adherence to security procedures. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 40-year-old employee for a defense contractor. He got behind in his mortgage payments and other debts when he was unemployed for a short period of time. Despite earning a good income he has not budgeted his money properly to pay his creditors. Due to his benevolent nature he has made choices to donate money for good causes, but to the detriment of paying his delinquent debts. He did not deliberately fail to divulge his delinquencies. Applicant mitigated the personal conduct security concerns, but failed to mitigate the financial considerations security concerns. Clearance is denied.

This 62-year-old translator has not mitigated the security concerns under the foreign influence and personal conduct guidelines. Applicant has three sisters who are citizens and residents of Iraq. He expressed fear about their safety in light of his work for the United States. He deliberately provided false information concerning the contact with his sisters in 2007 and did not correct the error when given an opportunity to do so. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 44-year-old employee of a federal contractor. He mitigated his history of financial problems by initiating a good-faith effort to repay overdue creditors or otherwise resolve debts. The record evidence is insufficient to prove that Applicant gave deliberately false answers in response to questions on a security-clearance application. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet her financial obligations due to periods of unemployment and underemployment. Her evidence is insufficient to show that she is in control of her finances, is not overextended, and has a track record of financial responsibility. She failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations). Clearance is denied.

Applicant has state and federal tax liens pending against her for more than $11,000. Applicant has deliberately failed to file federal income tax returns since about tax year 2002. It appears Applicant, along with her spouse, is engaged in tax evasion. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's sexual misconduct-related arrests trigger sexual behavior and personal conduct security concerns. He has not engaged in any such conduct in the past five years. Since then, he has consulted with a therapist who concluded that the possibility of recurrence was minimal. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant accumulated several delinquent debts after he retired from the Air Force and purchased a home in need of unanticipated repairs. He sought counseling, consolidated his debts, and documents addressing all of them. All but one of his debts he has paid in full, and he expects to satisfy the last one in early 2009. Applicant mitigates financial concerns. Clearance is granted.

The bankruptcy court discharged Applicant's debts in 2002. Since this time he has incurred additional debts. He paid the two judgments, but all the remaining debts are unpaid. He has not provided any evidence that he has mitigated the government's security concerns regarding his finances. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana for many years, especially while holding a security clearance. Additionally, Applicant’s credibility, trustworthiness, and judgement are extremely suspect, as he has not been truthful or candid with information that he furnished to the United States Government on a Security Clearance Application (SCA) or in a statement provided to a Government investigator. Mitigation has not been shown. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana, cocaine, and crack cocaine. She abused drugs until 2004, when she successfully completed a 29-day in-patient drug treatment program. She subsequently received additional drug treatment and therapy at a halfway house. Security concerns pertaining to drug involvement are mitigated. However, she provided false information in 2006 on her security clearance application, when she denied her drug problems. Security concerns related to personal conduct are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant has nine siblings that are citizens and residents of Nigeria. He established that he has minimal contact with his relatives in Nigeria and that their positions in Nigeria do not place him at a heightened risk of foreign exploitation, inducement, manipulation, pressure, or coercions. Clearance is granted.

Since 1969, Applicant has had a history of alcohol-related problems, to include three arrests for DWI, the most recent occurring in 2006. Applicant admits to being "a functional alcoholic" but continues to drink alcohol. Insufficient information was provided to support mitigation of the security concerns raised under the alcohol consumption guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant accumulated delinquent debts over a number of years associated with bad check charges, a divorce settlement complications, and problems with selling his former home in a falling real estate market. While he has been able to mitigate three of the debts through successful dispute and age, he has not been able to make any tangible headway with either his major credit card debt or mortgage default. Without a demonstration that he is addressing these two major debt issues (either individually or through some form of debt consolidation and/or debt restructuring/short sale), it is still too soon to determine whether he will be able to resolve and control his finances. Clearance is denied.

Between 1987 and today, present, Applicant was thrice stopped by police and cited with driving offenses that including an alcohol-related charge. Only the 1987 incident resulted in an alcohol-related conviction. During a volatile marriage, in 1993 and in 2007, he was charged with misdemeanor battery against his wife. In the latter incident, his wife was found guilty of felony battery after stabbing Applicant in the back with an 8" blade; Applicant received a misdemeanor citation which has not been prosecuted. Examination of both the circumstances surrounding these incidents and of the whole person mitigate security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant owes delinquent student loan debt totaling about $27,640. Two payments of $150 each shortly after his interview with a government investigator in 2007 are not enough to mitigate the financial concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born and educated in Iraq. He fled Iraq in 1996 and was granted asylum in the U.S. in February 1997. His father, mother, three sisters, and three of his five brothers are citizens and residents of Iraq. He married a native-born U.S. citizen in 2000, and he became a U.S. citizen in February 2006. He has held an interim clearance since December 2006 and has been deployed to Iraq as a linguist since August 2007. Clearance is granted.

The Applicant is a 59 year old Translator or Interpreter for a defense contracting company. He has family members, that include five brothers and two sisters who are residents and citizens of Afghanistan. He also has two brothers-in-law and two sister's- in-law who are citizens of Afghanistan that reside in Pakistan. The Applicant has contacts with Afghanistan and Pakistan which creates a heightened risk. However, he is not close to his family members in Afghanistan or his in-laws in Pakistan. Considering all of the circumstances of the case, specifically the dangerous nature of the Applicant's work and its value to the United States, there is no possibility of foreign influence that could result in the compromise of classified information. Sufficient mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant’s having held a Hong Kong passport and dual citizenship with the U.S. and Hong Kong raised Foreign Preference concerns. His family ties in Hong Kong and travel there raised Foreign Influence concerns. Applicant renounced his Hong Kong citizenship and surrendered his Hong Kong passport. His family ties and assets in the U.S. are significantly more substantial than those in Hong Kong. Applicant successfully mitigated security concerns raised after applying applicable mitigating conditions and the whole person concept. Clearance is granted.

Between 2001 and 2007, Applicant incurred 15 delinquent accounts, an approximate total of $30,254. While periods of unemployment and underemployment complicated Applicant's financial situation, he continues to have financial problems after obtaining full-time employment. He resolved five of the accounts. However, 10 debts remain unresolved. Applicant's federal tax debt has increased to $31,000. It is unlikely that his financial problems will be resolved in the near future because his monthly expenses are more than his monthly income. He has not met his burden of proof to mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations. Clearance is denied.

Applicant filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in July 2007 with over $49,000 in debt. He made only the first two required payments. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant's alcohol abuse has resulted in one DUI in 2006. While Applicant continues to consume alcohol, he does not consume alcohol to excess, nor does he drive after consuming any alcohol. His two other arrests were not alcohol related. Mitigation has been shown. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 34-year-old employee of a defense contractor. She mitigated the Drug Involvement security concerns but failed to mitigate the Personal Conduct concerns raised by her false answers in a Questionnaire for National Security Positions in 2006, and in her response to interrogatories in 2007. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's close ties to his sister, who is a resident citizen of Iran raises foreign influence security concerns. These ties consist of maintaining close and frequent contact by personal and vicarious telephone contact and past visits. Applicant's possession of an Iranian passport and visits to Iran raised a foreign preference security concern. Applicant successfully mitigated foreign preference concerns primarily because his Iranian passport has long since expired. However, he was unable to mitigate lingering foreign influence concerns as a result of his sister residing in Iran. Clearance is denied.

Twenty-seven year old Applicant's March 2005 actions in driving an "unauthorized" individual onto a secured facility, allowing her to use a restroom adjacent to a classified laboratory, and falsifying his timecard to reflect he was working, notwithstanding an apparent informal policy of flexible work hours, have been mitigated by time (3 years before the hearing), subsequent training as a COMSEC Custodian, and his outstanding performance toward the discharge of his security responsibilities. Concerns as to his security eligibility and suitability have been satisfied. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 52-year-old employee of a federal contractor. He mitigated his history of financial problems by his well-documented efforts to repay overdue creditors or otherwise resolve debts. Clearance is granted.

Applicant is a 41-year-old employee of a federal contractor. His has a history of criminal conduct based on four separate incidents during the period 1990 2005. The most recent incident in 2005 was resolved in June 2007 when the domestic violence charges against Applicant were dismissed after he completed a diversion program. It is too soon to tell if Applicant can establish a long-term record as a law-abiding citizen. Applicant did not present a sufficient case in reform and rehabilitation to mitigate the criminal conduct security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant and his wife filed their first Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in 1995, which the court dismissed two years later. Five days later, they filed their second Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The court discharged their debts in 1999. One year later, they filed a second Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in 2000, which changed to a Chapter 7 filing in 2001. The court again discharged their debts in 2001. They have filed three more Chapter 13 Bankruptcy petitions, all of which have been dismissed, two for noncompliance with the repayment plan. Despite all their bankruptcy filings, Applicant and his wife still have significant unpaid debts, which include federal and state tax liens. Applicant has not mitigated the government's security concerns about his finances. Applicant did not intentionally falsify his answer to interrogatories; thus, the government has not established its case under Guideline E. In light of this finding, Guideline J is not established. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet his financial obligations, in part, because of his gambling problem. His evidence is insufficient to show that he has a track record of financial responsibility, or that his gambling problem is under control. He failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct). Clearance is denied.

In February 2005, Applicant was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. In July 2006, a security investigator attempted to schedule an interview with her. She perceived he was “preying” on her and threatened to kill him. In September 2007, she was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder. Clearance is denied.

Applicant used marijuana more than once a month from September 2000 to June 2007. She also used cocaine and ecstacy 10 or fewer times and purchased marijuana four or five times for use with her friends during the same period. She has not used or otherwise been involved with illegal drugs for 14 months and has severed her associations with friends with whom she used drugs. However, in light of the frequency and length of her drug involvement, her current period of abstinence and changed circumstances is insufficient at this time to mitigate the security concerns about her suitability for access to classified information. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's financial irresponsibility over the last four years is successfully outweighed by the incremental steps he has taken to restore control over his financial house. Settling with two of the three creditors, and establishing a payment plan with the third provides sufficient justification to find Applicant security worthy. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant is 22 years old college student and employee of a federal contractor. He used and purchased marijuana from 2004 to 2007 at various times. When interviewed he had not decided whether he would use marijuana in the future. In December 2007 or January 2008 he decided to no longer use marijuana as it was inconsistent with his career goals. Not enough time has passed to conclude Applicant’s drug use is unlikely to recur and his commitment to abstention is permanent. Clearance is denied.

Applicant, a native of Mexico, re-applied for Mexican citizenship in 2003, 10 years after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, to facilitate the purchase of a home in Mexico, which he currently owns. He voted in the 2006 Mexican presidential election. These issues generate a foreign preference security concern which he did not mitigate. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising from recent marijuana use and his failure to report that use on his security clearance application. Clearance is denied.

In light of applicant's alcohol abuse history, his approximately 15 months of abstinence is insufficient to conclude he is unlikely to abuse alcohol in the future. Clearance is denied.

Applicant reached an agreement with the creditor and has begun repaying an old delinquent student loan debt. Clearance is granted.

Financial considerations concerns were identified during renewal of Applicant's security clearance. At the time Applicant's SOR was issued, fourteen unpaid or unresolved debts were identified. Applicant's financial difficulties stemmed from providing financial assistance to her sister during a family medical emergency. Applicant's good will resulted in her falling behind on her own financial obligations. Applicant has since paid or resolved all of her debts, sought financial counseling, and reestablished financial stability. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has well over 20 long-standing delinquent debts that she ignored until after she received the SOR. Clearance is denied.

Financial considerations concerns were identified during renewal of Applicant’s security clearance. At the time Applicant’s SOR was issued, fourteen unpaid or unresolved debts were identified totaling approximately $14,000. Applicant’s financial difficulties stemmed from going through a divorce, underemployment, and her former husband failing to provide child support. Applicant now has a better paying job and her former husband is paying child support. She sought financial counseling, has paid or resolved all of her debts, and reestablished financial stability. Clearance is granted.

Applicant's DUI arrests in 2006 and 1984, and his history of excessive alcohol consumption generate a security concern. He has been sober for more than two years, completed the court-ordered requirements stemming from the 2006 DUI, and is an active participant in his local Alcoholic's Anonymous (AA) chapter, attending meetings up to six times per week, and coordinating various AA-related social activities. He has mitigated the security concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Turkey, has possessed and used a Turkish identification card since becoming a U.S. citizen in 1995. Also, she owns property and has a bank account in Turkey, which amount to approximately 15% of her net worth. Her current and ongoing ties to Turkey the active exercise of dual citizenship and her property and financial interests in Turkey are not clearly consistent with the national interest of the U.S. Clearance is denied.

Even though Applicant's deliberate omission of material drug information occurred in May 2003, he has presented negligible mitigating evidence to find the guideline in his favor. Applicant also has a significant history of regular drug abuse over a seven-year period. His deliberate attempt to hide his drug use on at least two occasions undercuts the credibility of his claims of having quit all drug use in October 2005. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant is a 36-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has a substantial amount of delinquent debts, including unpaid judgments and back child support. The only payments have come from garnishments and seizure of his income tax refunds. He did not submit sufficient evidence to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 39-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He smoked marijuana and used other drugs periodically until June 2006. He quit using drugs, obtained a good job, moved away from his friends and associates that used drugs, and went back to school. Applicant has mitigated the security concerns arising from his drug use. Clearance is granted.

Applicant provided materially false answers in his October 2006 security clearance application regarding past employment history, significant past drug use, and home foreclosure. When queried about his false answers during an investigative interview in November 2006, he again lied about his past employment history and past drug use, but did provide truthful responses regarding his home foreclosure. It was not until he was interviewed again in April 2007 that he provided truthful answers. Applicant was unable to mitigate security concerns raised. Clearance is denied.

Applicant received a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge in March 2002. After receiving his discharge, he accumulated 16 additional delinquent debts, which are unresolved. Clearance is denied.

This 51-year-old employee has not mitigated the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Applicant's wife handled financial affairs during their 32 year marriage. Applicant and wife filed joint tax returns during this time and owed taxes. She and Applicant also had credit card debt. Although Applicant's wife has paid some of the 2002-2003 back taxes to the IRS, they have two federal liens in the amount of approximately $32,000 that have not been satisfied. They have not resolved the majority of their other debts. Applicant did not mitigate the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Clearance is denied.

Applicant left his native Palestine and came to the United States in 1979. He attended college and obtained advanced degrees. He became a U.S. citizen in 1996. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he obtained a Palestinian passport that he used to return to Palestine in 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2006. In January 2008, the passport expired and he will not renew it. He has close relationships with his three sisters and father, who are residents and citizens of Palestine. His mother-in-law, with whom he also has a close relationship, is a resident citizen of Jordan. He intends to visit his family periodically in the future. He mitigated the foreign preference concerns, but did not mitigate the foreign influence concerns raised by his family, residing in Palestine and Jordan. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet his financial obligations. As of the date of the hearing, he had 12 accounts, owing approximately $13,602 most of which had been delinquent for many years. His evidence is insufficient to show that he has a track record of financial responsibility. He failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations). Clearance is denied.

Applicant, a person of Afghan descent who emigrated to the U.S. in 1989, failed to mitigate allegations relating security concerns relating to his father, his wife's parents, and other relatives living in Afghanistan. He desires to return to Afghanistan to work as a translator for U.S. military serving there. While his motivation was praiseworthy, the extent of the family members still living there, as well as some exaggerations to investigators concerning his contacts in the country, prompts a decision to deny access to classified information. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a dual citizen of Australia and the U.S. He maintains an active Australian passport and uses it when he travels there. He is unwilling to renounce his Australian citizenship and would serve in their military service if required to do so because of his citizenship status. Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns under Guideline C, Foreign Preference. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has numerous delinquent debts arising from a relationship with a man she never married. Given the on going nature of the debts the Judge's application of Mitigating Condition (MC) 20(a) was misplaced. The application of MC 20(b) is also not justified given Applicant's demonstrated capacity pay debt. There is no record evidence that supports the application of MC 20(c). MC20 (e) only applies to two debts. Favorable decision remanded.

Applicant has numerous delinquent debts totaling $64,000. The Judge has drawn a rational connection between the facts found and his ultimate unfavorable decision. Adverse decision reversed.

Although the Judge found some evidence of mitigation, that did not compel the Judge to reach a favorable security clearance decision. Applicant's evidence of good duty performance was not sufficient to mitigate security concerns arising from unlawful drug use and falsification of his security clearance application. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge's favorable decision under Guideline J is predicated on her finding that Applicant's breaking of another person's vehicle window was an accident despite contrary record evidence. Similarly, the Judge's decision accepts Applicant's claim that he exited a highway unaware that the authorities were pursuing him. Contrary record evidence shows that he had accelerated to a speed of 140 miles per hour. Favorable decision reversed.

In 2002, Applicant's debts were discharged in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. He currently owes over $25,000 in delinquent debts. He failed to establish a track record of financial responsibility. Security concerns pertaining to financial considerations are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

In subsequent interviews, Applicant gave answers regarding dates and frequency of past drug use which were at variance with her security clearance applications. The evidence showed she had regular difficulty recalling dates, names, and events regarding even immaterial matters. It also showed she regularly answered such questions tentatively, often citing to time frames in relation to other events. Consequently, the presumption her inconsistencies established falsity failed. Lacking an intent to falsify or mislead, personal and criminal conduct security concerns were mitigated. Clearance is granted.

The Judge's findings are based on substantial evidence or constitute reasonable characterizations or inferences. Applicant has not demonstrated that the Judge erred. Adverse decision affirmed.

A Judge's failure to discuss a significant aspect of a case that reasonably could be expected to be taken into account raises a serious question as to whether the Judge forgot that aspect, ignored it, failed to appreciate its significance, or engaged in arbitrary or capricious analysis. The $100,000 personal loan is important because of its size and nature and the fact that Applicant had been unable to make payments on it since November 2007 and would not be able to make payments at least until later in 2008. The debt is significant because Applicant cannot identify what he did with the proceeds of the loan. The money was borrowed between 2002 and 2007. Applicant can only attribute its use to financial bleeding. There is no evidence that it has been used to satisfy the delinquencies in the SOR. This calls into question Applicant's ability to live within his means, satisfy debts, and meet financial obligations. The record does not support the Judge's application of MC 20(a). While Applicant testified about his financial difficulties in 2002, he did not demonstrate that the delinquencies in the SOR were from that period. Three of the delinquencies arose from his purchase of a larger home in 2005, which Applicant now says was not a wise choice. The record does not support a conclusion that Applicant's debts are under control or that he has made a good-faith effort to pay them off. The Judge apparently gave considerable weight to Applicant's plan for paying off his debts after his wife has finished training and gets a new job. The Board has indicated that promises to pay off delinquent debts in the future are not a substitute for a track record of paying debts in a timely manner and otherwise acting in a financially responsible manner. The Judge's whole-person analysis fails to consider important aspects of the case that reasonably should have been addressed. Most notably, Applicant borrowed more than $100,000 in personal loans from a friend between 2002 and 2007, and cannot explain how he expended these proceeds or why he needed to borrow such a large amount.

Applicant has not fully mitigated the foreign influence concerns that exist because of his and his spouse's close relationships with family members in Albania and his ownership of property in Albania worth in excess of $1 million. Personal conduct concerns are not mitigated by inconsistent statements that reflect adversely on his credibility. Financial concerns persist because Applicant has done little to resolve his delinquent debts. Clearance is denied.

The Board concludes the Judge acted reasonably in granting Department Counsel motion to amend the SOR in light of the good cause shown. DOHA proceedings are conducted before impartial professional fact-finders and there is less concern about prejudicial effect of certain evidence than there is in proceeding conducted before a lay jury. Administrative notice or official notice are broader than judicial notice. Adverse decision affirmed

Applicant failed to mitigate security concerns arising from $19,000 worth of delinquent debt and from falsifications on her security clearance application. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant had personal information compromised while separated from his ex- wife. Accounts and charges of dubious origin followed. Ultimately two judgments and a utility bill were noted adversely on his credit report, although Applicant has continued to dispute them as the result of fraud. The facts show Applicant was not apprised of the judgments entered against him while he was on active duty and that a utility bill has no nexus to his home. Applicant mitigated security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has an extensive teenage history of alcohol and illegal drug use and related problems. Applicant has failed to rebut or mitigate the government's security concerns under alcohol consumption and drug involvement. She did rebut or mitigate the personal conduct and criminal conduct concerns. Clearance is denied.

The Judge found that Applicant had a serious history of not meeting financial obligations. At the time the case was submitted for decision, Applicant still had significant outstanding debts and was still in the process of trying to resolve his financial problems. Therefore, the Judge could reasonably conclude that Applicant's financial problems were recent and still ongoing. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge noted Applicant's ties to the U.S. and his employment. The Judge also took into account his strong ties to his Taiwanese family members, his voluntary trips to visit them, and a paucity of record evidence concerning the relative strength of his obligations to the U.S. and his obligations to his family members in Taiwan. Balancing evidence of the disqualifying and mitigating conditions, the Judge concluded that Applicant had not met his burden of persuasion as to mitigation. Applicant submitted new evidence in support of his appeal. The Board cannot consider new evidence in performing appellate review. The Judge's material findings of security concern are based upon substantial record evidence To the extent that the Judge's findings may contain error, such error is harmless in that it would not likely affect the outcome of the case

Even though eleven years had elapsed between the last criminal act and the date of the decision, the Judge was unable to conclude that Applicant had mitigated the security concerns in his case. The Judge's decision is sustainable, given the extent of Applicant's criminal record. Adverse decision affirmed.

ADP case. The Applicant is a naturalized American citizen from Egypt. She did not use her expired Egyptian passport in preference to her American passport for travel to Egypt. Her children were born Lebanese, but have no connections to Lebanon whatsoever. She has sporadic contact with her brother, her only relative in Egypt. The allegations concerning her personal conduct are without foundation. Access to sensitive personal information is granted.

Applicant was convicted of felony marijuana possession in 1994 and DUI in 2002. He was not honest about his criminal history when he completed his security clearance application in 2005. Criminal conduct and personal conduct security concerns are not mitigated. Eligibility for a security clearance is denied.

Applicant has a lengthy history and substantial amount of delinquent debt that he cannot repay. He falsified his Trustworthiness Application concerning these debts. Eligibility for access to sensitive information is denied.

Applicant's history of alcohol abuse spans more than thirty years, which includes three incidents of criminal behavior. Evidence of alcohol rehabilitation spanning only three months does not establish a sufficient track record of rehabilitation and good judgment. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant is 40 years old, divorced and has no children. He works for a defense contractor. Applicant made a false statement about a delinquent debt in answering the original SOR regarding his financial situation. He was administratively discharged from the U.S. Army in 2000 after a psychological examination because of questions regarding his judgment and reliability in handling classified information. Applicant's failure to mitigate his personal conduct raises security concerns. This case was remanded by the DOHA Appeal Board. Clearance is denied.

At the time the case was submitted for decision, Applicant's debts were still substantially unpaid, and Applicant had offered no proof of any payments in the last two years. Applicant's admission regarding the falsification relieved the government of presenting evidence to establish the facts alleged therein. An applicant's disagreement with the Judge's weighing of the evidence, or an ability to argue for a different interpretation of the evidence, is not sufficient to demonstrate the Judge weighed the evidence or reached conclusions in a manner that is arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law. Adverse decision affirmed.

Although pro se Applicants cannot be expected to act like lawyers, they are expected to take timely, reasonable steps to protect their rights under the Directive. A review of the record shows that Applicant had knowledge of the burden of proof before he stated that he waived the 15 day notice rule. Adverse decision affirmed .

The Judge's material findings as to Applicant's debts are supported by substantial record evidence and are sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

To the extent the Judge erred in his treatment of Guideline C disqualifying conditions, such error is harmless in light of the Judge's sustainable application of Guideline C mitigating conditions. The Judge's consideration of Guideline B was not confined to the possibility of coercive means of influence. Favorable decision affirmed.

The Board does not consider new evidence on appeal. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Board does not review a case de novo. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's bad debts did not originate from causes outside his control. Department Counsel cites Applicant's decision to pay tuition costs by means of a credit card and his having been fired due to having not mastered his job. These circumstances appear to have resulted from Applicant's own conduct rather than from events that intruded upon him. The fact that Applicant has permitted the three remaining debts to linger despite a net worth in excess of $200,000 undermines the Judge's conclusion that he has acted reasonably in response to his debts. There is no record evidence of financial counseling, nor does the record support a conclusion that there are "clear indications" that Applicant's financial problems are being resolved. The Board notes Applicant's testimony at the hearing that he does not keep track of his finances, having turned that responsibility over to his wife. Applicant has not demonstrated a good faith effort to pay off his delinquent debts, relying on the statute of limitations and the fact that his debts have been charged off. Favorable decision reversed

At the time of the hearing Applicant had a significant outstanding debt in the form of an unresolved judgment. The Judge could reasonably conclude that Applicant's financial problems were ongoing. Adverse decision affirmed.

Given the lack of documentation regarding his finances, Applicant's claims that he had paid certain debts cannot be accepted. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judges findings of fact contain a number of errors of differing magnitudes. Taken together those errors undercut the Judges favorable conclusions. There is a paucity of evidence on the issue of rehabilitation. Favorable decision reversed.

The Board gives due consideration to prior Hearing Office decisions, however, such decisions are not legally bing precedent for the Hearing Office or the Appeal Board, Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has a lengthy and serious history of not meeting financial obligations. As of the Hearing, Applicant still has a significant number of delinquent debts. Adverse decision affirmed.

Directive presumes a nexus or rational connection between proven conduct under any Guideline and an applicant's security eligibility. Security clearance determinations are not limited to consideration of work performance or conduct during duty hours. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's statements of intent to pay his delinquent debt are entitled to little weight without corroborating evidence. Applicant has submitted little evidence of responsible conduct regarding his finances. Even if a debt is legally unenforceable, the government may consider the facts and circumstances applicant's conduct in incurring the debt and failing to satisfy it in a timely manner. Favorable decision reversed.

Applicant retains her German passport for personal reasons. There is a rebuttable presumption that a Judge is impartial and unbiased, and a party seeking to rebut that presumption has a heavy burden of persuasion. Lack of impartiality is not demonstrated merely because the Judge made adverse findings or reached unfavorable conclusions. Proof of error, standing alone, does not demonstrate the Judge was biased or prejudice Applicant has not met this heavy burden of persuasion. The Board's jurisdiction and authority in Applicant's case is limited to reviewing it for compliance with the Directive. The Board does not have the jurisdiction or authority to entertain challenges to the wisdom, legality or constitutionality of provisions of the Directive. . Nor does the Board have jurisdiction or authority to pass judgement on the wisdom or desirability of the guidance provided by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. The Board does not have jurisdiction or authority to adjudicate an applicant's rights under provisions of the U.S. Code. The Board has reviewed the record in this case and concludes that the Applicant was provided with the rights set forth in the Directive

The Judge articulated a reasonable concern based on Applicant's close ties to his in-oaws in Lebanon and his repeated visits to Lebanon with his spouse and children, considered in the context of the overall political/security profile of that country vis-a-vis the United States. Adverse decision affirmed.

The judge found that Applicant has a lengthy and serious history of illegal drug use. The Judge's material findings of security concern are based on substantial evidence or constitute reasonable inference that could be drawn from the record. It is not error to consider an applicant's past misconduct. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant's efforts to repay debts were insufficient when viewed of the extent of his delinquent debt. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant had not satisfied the criteria set forth in FCMC 11(e). His passport had not been destroyed or rendered unusable or otherwise invalid. Neither had it been surrendered to a "cognizant security authority." The passport was in the possession of Applicant's own attorney. The record will not sustain a conclusion that Applicant has mitigated the security concerns arising out of his possession of a foreign passport, and the Judge's holding to the contrary is error. Applicant's failure to mitigate appears to be, in part, a result of his compliance with instructions by the Judge, with the apparent concurrence of Department Counsel. Under the circumstances, the Board concludes that the best corrective action is to remand the case to the Judge for a new decision. On remand the Judge is permitted to reopen the record on the motion of either party.

Applicant's prior experience completing security clearance applications support the Judge's conclusion that Applicant had deliberately provided false information about prior security violations. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant was convicted of drug related offenses, seventeen years apart. The record supports the Judge's unfavorable conclusions. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge found that Applicant violated company policy by viewing sexually explicit websites from work at three different employers, two of whom fired him for the conduct. Applicant falsified an EQNSP and lied to an OPM investigator. Adverse decision affirmed.

As the trier of fact, the Judge has to weigh the evidence as a whole and decide whether the favorable evidence outweighs the unfavorable, or vice versa. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has two DUI arrests and convictions from incidents in 2005 and 2006. He was diagnosed and treated for alcohol dependence but did not complete follow-up care. He used marijuana and cocaine from 2001 to 2005 while holding a security clearance. He falsified a security clearance application. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant was born in the United States. She was eight years old when her family immigrated to Canada. Applicant became a Canadian citizen. Applicant married a Belgian citizen and moved to Belgium with her husband. She automatically acquired her Belgian citizenship as a result of her marriage. Except for a period of around seven months in the United States, Applicant has been a Belgium resident since 1987. Applicant is required by law to vote in Belgian elections. She has voted in five Belgian elections and intends to vote in Belgian elections in the future. Applicant and her husband have five Belgian-born children. Her four older children received their U.S. citizenship in July 2007. Applicant was not able to transfer her U.S. citizenship to her children because she did not live in the United States for a period of two years after age 14. Her children acquired their U.S. citizenship through their grandparents. She is in the process of acquiring U.S. citizenship for her youngest child. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge's material finding are sustainable.. The Directive assumes a a rational connection between the Guidelines and an applicant security eligibility. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Judge's decision explicitly discussed Applicant's explanations for his false statements. Given the record before him, the Judge's adverse conclusions are sustainable. Adverse decision affirmed.

The board authority to review a case is limited to cases in which the appealing party has alleged the Judge committed harmful error. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant has had ten documented security violations in the period 1991 through 2006. Applicant has not met his heavy burden of persuasion to rebut the presumption of good faith by Federal Employees. Adverse decision affirmed.

The Board does not have authority to accept new evidence on appeal. The record evidence is not consistent with Applicant's contention that she made a bankruptcy decision in reliance on poor advice from Department Counsel that ultimately resulted in the Judge's adverse decision. Even if Department Counsel made improper statements the record does not support Applicant's contentions. Applicant made her decision prior to the hearing and the alleged conversation but, according to her brief, she only filed the bankruptcy after the Judge's decision. Adverse decision affirmed.

The value of an applicant expertise to a defense contractor or military service is not relevant or material to determining the applicant's eligibility for a security clearance. Adverse decision affirmed.

Applicant owes more than $30,000 on 43 past due and delinquent accounts. Although she has brought her monthly car payments current the majority remain outstanding. Applicant has not successfully mitigated financial considerations concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred seven debts exceeding $17,000. Her December 2005 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy repayment plan was dismissed in February' 2007 for failure to make monthly payments, and her home went into foreclosure in March 2008. With the exception of two debts, Applicant did not submit documentation the remaining five debts have been paid, or otherwise resolved. Applicant has not mitigated financial considerations concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant's 15 delinquent accounts, totaling approximately $12,634 raised concerns under financial considerations. Her intentional omission of her delinquent accounts on her security clearance application raised security concerns under personal conduct. Applicant has failed to meet her burden of proof to mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has 34 delinquent debts, one of which is a federal tax lien for $35,000. She has not provided any information that she has paid or resolved any of the debts. She intentionally failed to divulge her delinquent debts or tax lien on her security clearance application. Her explanations were not credible. Applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline F, Financial Considerations and Guideline E, Personal Conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has not mitigated the foreign preference concerns that exist because of her possession and/or use of two foreign passports after she became a United States citizen. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 32-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He has 14 delinquent debts totaling approximately $17,800. He did not falsify a Questionnaire for National Security Positions, but did not submit sufficient evidence to mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred five delinquent accounts, a total approximate balance of $43,393 which raised concerns under financial considerations. While he is current on his child support payments, he has not met his burden of proof to mitigate the concerns pertaining to the other four debts due to his lack of action towards resolving these accounts. Applicant failed to provide a sufficient explanation for omitting two delinquent accounts on his personnel security questionnaire in response to questions 28(a) and 28(b). Applicant did not mitigate the concerns raised under financial considerations and personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant experimented with the use of marijuana four times from 2005 until 2007. He last used marijuana in May 2007, and tested positive for marijuana when tested by his new employer in June 2007. Applicant stated his intention is to not use marijuana in the future and to be randomly tested by his employer. However, he presented no information of a change in social environment, friends, or circumstances that show his commitment to abstinence. He failed to present sufficient information to mitigate the security concern for drug involvement. Security clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 38 year old Electrical Engineer for a defense contracting company. He has close and continuing foreign contacts, that include his mother, father, mother-in-law and father-in-law in Bangladesh. He and/or his wife, who is also from Bangladesh could be subject to pressure, coercion or black mail. Clearance is denied.

Applicant did not pay his taxes from the late 1990s to approximately 2005. The total amount of federal and state taxes that he owes is more than $26,000.00. Applicant exercised good judgment by beginning to repay his taxes. However, a recent W-2 form indicates he is still inflating his state exemptions, a practice that resulted in his past federal and state tax problems. The financial guideline is resolved against him. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

This 53-year-old employee has mitigated the security concerns under the financial considerations guideline. Applicant and his wife filed bankruptcy in 1999 under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Applicant's wife's day school operation failed in 1999. Applicant has paid a federal tax lien and has a Release dated June 27, 2008. He is paying the state tax liens. Applicant served in the military and private defense industry for 40 years and has held a top secret clearance without incident. He has mitigated the financial considerations security concern under the whole person. Clearance is granted.

Applicant failed to mitigate financial consideration allegations by failure to resolve or take steps to resolve $9,000 in alleged delinquent debts for laptop computers which had been traded or turned in to suppliers. She also failed to resolve a credit card debt for over $2,000 incurred for a cruise in 2004. She mitigated delinquent student loan debts of $121,000 by agreement to pay $620 a month for six months to be re-calculated at the end of the period. Clearance is denied.

Applicant failed to mitigated financial allegations by failure to resolve $139,000 in alleged delinquent debts for mortgages on three residential properties occupied by HUD Section 8 low income tenants. The properties were purchased in 2005 for $1,000 down on each with the seller contributing $10,000 to facilitate the purchase. He realized in 2006 that the appraisals were inflated and the operation was a fraudulent scheme to sell inflated to mortgages to third parties. When two of the properties were condemned in 2006, Applicant had insufficient rental income and he defaulted on mortgage payments. He wrote a letter to the state attorney general but did very little else to resolve the situation until after the hearing. Applicant is still legally responsible for the debts to the current holder of the mortgage. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a village chief in Nigeria. He travels to Nigeria twice a year to fulfill his village duties and does not wish to renounce his Nigerian citizenship for it might interfere with his travel to Nigeria. Applicant's wife, mother, and the majority of his siblings and step-siblings are citizens and residents of Nigeria. Additionally, he had 26 past due and delinquent accounts totaling more than $35,000. Applicant's personal conduct is not of security concern. However, Applicant has failed to mitigate the foreign influence, foreign preference, and financial consideration security concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has two delinquent debts and two unpaid tax liens totaling in excess of $16,000. Applicant has failed to rebut or mitigate the security concerns under Guideline F, financial considerations, and Guideline E, personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has not mitigated the financial considerations security concern under the guideline. She has delinquent debts totaling approximately $55,000. Applicant has not received counseling or attempted a debt repayment plan. Although her 2003 divorce and periods of unemployment precipitated the initial debts, Applicant has not met her burden in this case to produce mitigation. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant suffered two years of unemployment, underemployment and medical problems between 2000 and 2002. After he was gainfully employed in 2002 it took three years for him to get to the point financially where he can begin to pay off his debts. He has been working with a debt resolution company since 2005 to do that. Sufficient mitigation is shown. Clearance is granted.

Before becoming a U.S. citizen, Applicant served 18 years in the Egyptian Army and retired as a colonel. He receives military retirement pay from Egypt, which he would forfeit if he relinquished his Egyptian citizenship. His spouse is a dual citizen of Egypt and Canada, residing with him in the U.S., His two sisters and their families are citizens and residents of Egypt. Security concerns based on foreign influence are mitigated, but security concerns based on foreign preference are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

The Applicant is a 60 year old Security Guard for a defense contracting company. Without ill intentions, the Applicant enrolled his girlfriend, (with whom he cohabitated with and financially supported), onto his medical benefit plan by claiming she was his wife under the mistaken belief that they had a common law marriage. Upon learning of his mistake, he immediately legally married her. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a sole unresolved credit card bill as a result of a failed business in 2001. This debt increased from $18,465 in 2001 to $53,000 in 2008 as a result of interest and penalties. Applicant has made numerous documented efforts to resolve this debt and most recently has hired an attorney for the sole purpose of doing same. Apart from this debt, Applicant's finances are in order. His efforts demonstrate he has made a good faith effort to pay or otherwise resolve this debt, and that he has acted responsibly under the circumstances. He has successfully mitigated the Government's financial considerations concern. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has a history of failing to meet his financial obligations. As of the date of the hearing, he had 11 accounts, owing approximately $95,700 all of which had been delinquent for many years. His evidence is insufficient to show that he has a track record of financial responsibility. He failed to mitigate security concerns regarding Guideline F (Financial Considerations). Clearance is denied.

Applicant has five relatives who are citizens and residents of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Though Applicant has some ties to the United States (U.S.), given the authoritarian government of the PRC, characterized by espionage activities along with a comprehensive intelligence gathering network concentrated on U.S. citizens, Applicant has failed to mitigate the security concerns of foreign influence. Eligibility of access to classified information is denied.

The Applicant is a 43 year old Warehouse Specialist for a defense contracting company. He has a long criminal record beginning in 1983 and continuing until September 2000, that include twelve arrests, nine that are drug related offenses. He intentionally concealed material information on his security clearance application concerning his arrest history. He has mitigated his drug involvement and financial considerations. Sufficient mitigation has not been shown concerning his criminal history and his personal conduct. Clearance is denied.

Applicant was born in Iraq and came to live in the United States in 1982. His three brothers and two sisters are citizens and residents of Iraq. He volunteered to serve as an interpreter and cultural expert in support of U.S. forces in Iraq. His service there, with an interim clearance, has been superior and performed at great personal risk. Clearance is granted.

Applicant has substantial delinquent debt that he cannot afford to repay. His 25- year criminal history includes burglary, assault, and driving offenses, most recently in 2005, and he remains on probation. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant was convicted of committing alcohol-related vehicular homicide after a one-car accident in February 2002 in which his passenger was killed. He served 24 months in prison. He established that this was a one-time incident completely out of character, and from which he is rehabilitated. The Army mishandled his administrative separation and erroneously overpaid him more than $35,000. He legitimately disputed this, and one other reportedly-delinquent debt, and resolved both. Eligibility for access to classified information is granted.

Applicant used marijuana from about 1997 to 2000, used ecstasy once in 2001, and used illegal steroids from March 2002 to May 2006, while holding a security clearance. He stopped using steroids because of health concerns. He did not fully disclose his drug use on two security clearance applications and during several interviews by security investigators. Security concerns based on drug involvement are mitigated, but security concerns based on personal conduct and criminal conduct are not mitigated. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has accumulated a significant amount of delinquent debt since 2001 that she has not paid, resolved or made a good faith effort to resolve. She failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guideline F. She deliberately falsified her Security Clearance Application concerning these debts, which constituted a violation of federal law. She failed to mitigate the security concerns raised under Guidelines F, E and J. Clearance is denied.

Applicant committed a DUI in 2002, and was convicted of a lesser offense after completing a pretrial diversion agreement and alcohol treatment. He falsely reported identity theft in 2005 to avoid a phone bill, and ran away from the scene of a minor accident in 2006. He deliberately omitted being charged with the false reporting offense on his clearance application. Eligibility for access to classified information is denied.

Applicant filed bankruptcy in 2000 when his truck repair business failed. Since this date, he has managed his personal finances prudently. In 2002, he rented a small house he owned to his stepson with the understanding his stepson would pay the mortgage. He learned that his stepson had not paid the mortgage when the bank foreclosed. The VA paid the mortgage balance. Applicant directed a time share company to sell his interest as the company had breached its contract with him. He is still disputing this debt. Applicant has mitigated the government's security concerns under Guidelines F. Clearance is granted.

Applicant was born in Iraq and came to live in the United States in 1998. He became a U.S. citizen in 2005. His three siblings are citizens and residents of Iraq. He volunteered to serve as an interpreter and agricultural expert in support of U.S. forces in Iraq. While he was in Iraq, his brother received a death threat related to Applicant's presence. It was an isolated instance and immediately handled by Applicant's commander. His service there, with an interim clearance, has been superior and performed at great personal risk. He has strong connections to the United States. He mitigated the Foreign Influence security concerns. Clearance is granted.

Applicant accumulated delinquent debts over a number of years due to a broken relationship with a boyfriend she relied on financially and subsequent medical issues. While she has been able to satisfy several of her listed debts, she has not been able to satisfy a major deficiency judgment, has just initiated a modest payment arrangement with another major creditor, and still must rely on her daughter to help her with her car payments. While Applicant has made some recent headway in addressing her debts, it is still too soon to determine whether she will be able to resolve and control her finances. Clearance is denied.

Applicant incurred 20 debts totaling $58,040. Apart from her monthly payments to the Internal Revenue Service for back taxes and repayment of a late $75 car loan, her plan to resolve her remaining debts is to file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. As of the hearing date, she had not completed payment of her retainer fee to the law firm handling her bankruptcy. Hence, the majority of her debts remain unpaid or unresolved. Applicant's evidence failed to mitigate financial considerations raised. Clearance is denied.

Applicant has an extended period of recurrent alcohol-related incidents away from work and no professional evaluations of any kind to gauge the strength of his committed abstinence. With only two years of sustained sobriety and still active probation status restricted driving status associated with his last DuI conviction, it is still too soon to make safe predictions about his ability to avoid recurrent alcohol abuse. Applicant is not able to mitigate alcohol concerns. Clearance is denied.

Applicant is a 36-year-old employee of a defense contractor. He filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy in 1997, which was dismissed for default in plan payments in 2000. He filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy again in November 2007. He made about three or four payments on the plan and then stopped paying in about January or February 2008. He has made no payments on his mortgage or delinquent debts since the last payment to the Chapter 13 plan. Applicant did not mitigate the security concerns raised by his financial history. Clearance is denied.