WPC D;Hm6o]WVV'9dT?K P]ZD l@AE3en. w:^7a$Y^|s(8Ǻ=3\?n\=\pnntHCP-zVO^cDŴzM j]:hYG]Ad4,W'JQF1m /Φ[K'uy˻&nRMlۖ;.J|7JtFold3|xU(Y(2͌$ !USUS.,  XX      0  8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(#$  0   K  ͌$USUS.,XX      1    _ԀApplicantdisclosedthedeathofherfatherinherpublictrustpositionapplication,butdidnotpreviouslyraise  hisdeathasareasonforherfinancialproblems.   ͌$USUS.,XX      2    _ԀDirective,Enclosure220(b)states, theconditionsthatresultedinthefinancialproblemwerelargelybeyond  thepersonscontrol(e.g.,lossofemployment,abusinessdownturn,unexpectedmedicalemergency,oradeath,divorce t orseparation),andtheindividualactedresponsiblyunderthecircumstances[.] d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF  DIGEST:Applicantcontendsthatshefiledhertaxreturnsandsubmittedcopiesofherfilings.  Areviewoftherecord,however,supportstheJudgesfindingsthatApplicantprovidedproofof t filingher2012and2013Federalincometaxreturns,butdidnotsubmitdocumentation ` corroboratingherclaimthatshefiledtheothertaxreturnsinquestion.InGuidelineFcases,itis L  reasonableforaJudgetoexpectapplicantstopresentdocumentationcorroboratingtheresolution 8  oftheirfinancialproblems.Adversedecisionaffirmed. $ t CASENO:1500198.a1  L  DATE:01/30/2017 $     `     h      p DATE:January30,2017   .؉7r(#(#.AV) xdE[gA \ InRe: W     ApplicantforPublicTrustPosition C AV) xdEgA  ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H ) 4  )  !   " pX p ADPCaseNo.1500198  p%   \& .؉7r. \XXp &    APPEALBOARDDECISION ' APPEARANCES D!*  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  #l, JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel #D-  FORAPPLICANT  % /  Prose #XX%&*# |&!0     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantatrustworthinessdesignation. *)z$3 OnNovember20,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasis *f%4 forthatdecision!trustworthinessconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)of +R&5 DepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicant +>'6 requestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnOctober20,2016,afterconsideringtherecord, ,*(7 DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeCarolG._Ricciardello_ -)8 deniedApplicantsrequestforatrustworthinessdesignation.Applicantappealedpursuantto  DirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.    Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesdecisionwasarbitrary, t capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm. ` _  TheJudgesFindingsofFactandAnalysis  8    Applicant,whois36yearsold,hasbeenemployedsince2011.Shefailedtofiletimelyher  d 2009through2013Federalandstateincometaxreturns.Inherpublictrustpositionapplication,she  P  explainedthatherfailuretofilewasdueto medical,car,helpingoutfamily.Decisionat2.  <  Duringherbackgroundinterview,sheindicatedthatsheadvisedheremployerthatshewasexempt (  fromhavingtofiletaxreturns,whensheknewthatstatementwasnottrue.Sheprovideddocuments   showingher2012and2013FederalincometaxreturnswerereceivedbytheIRSinJanuary2015.   Shedidnotprovideproofthatshefiledher20092011Federalincometaxreturnsorthatshefiled   herstateincometaxreturnsfor20092013.InherresponsetoDepartmentCounselsFileof   RelevantMaterial(FORM),shestatedshefiledallofherdelinquenttaxreturns,shewasworking t withtheIRStopayalltaxesowed,butshedidnotdisclosetheamountowed. Inheranalysis,the ` JudgeconcludedthatpertinentmitigatingconditionsdidnotapplybecauseApplicantfailedto L provideproofthatshehadfiledherFederalincometaxreturnsfor20092011oranyofherstate 8 incometaxreturns,andshedidnotprovideevidencetoshowwhyshewasunabletofilehertax $t returnsinatimelymanner. `    `   Discussion  8     Applicantcontendsthatshefiledhertaxreturnsandsubmittedcopiesofherfilings.A  reviewoftherecord,however,supportstheJudgesfindingsthatApplicantprovidedproofoffiling  her2012and2013Federalincometaxreturns,butdidnotsubmitdocumentationcorroboratingher  claimthatshefiledtheothertaxreturnsinquestion.InGuidelineFcases,itisreasonablefora  Judgetoexpectapplicantstopresentdocumentationcorroboratingtheresolutionoftheirfinancial p problems.Compare,ADPCaseNo.1201251at2(App.Bd.Apr.24,2014). \    Applicantalsocontendsthatshehadfinancialhardships,includingmedicalissues,car 4"  problems,andfamilydifficultiessuchasthedeathofherfather, #  1      ׀butindicatedthatshewasnotusing  #p! themasanexcuse.Besidesmerelymentioninginherpublictrustpositionapplicationandduring  $\" herbackgroundinterviewthatsheencounteredfinancialhardships,Applicantneitherprovided $H # detailsaboutthosehardshipsnorexplainedhowtheyimpactedherabilitytofilehertaxreturnsin %4!$ atimelymanner.Undermitigatingcondition20(b), #  2      ׀anexusorconnectionbetweenacondition & "% beyondanapplicantscontrolandtheapplicantsfinancialproblemmustbeestablishedforthefirst ' #& prongofthatmitigatingconditiontobeapplicable.Compare,ADPCaseNo.1004539at2(App.  Bd.Jul.11,2011)andADPCaseNo.0619856at4(App.Bd.Nov.28,2007).Moreover,the  secondprongofthatmitigatingconditionrequiresthatanapplicantactresponsiblyunderthe  circumstances.Basedontherecordevidence,wefindnoerrorintheJudgesconclusionthat t Applicantdidnotpresentevidencetoshowwhyshewasunabletofilehertaxreturnsinatimely ` mannerandthatmitigatingcondition20(b)wasnotapplicableinthiscase. L    Applicantarguesthatsheisahardworker,agoodperson,andderivessatisfactionfrom $ t supportingthemilitaryinherjob.InherresponsetotheFORM,Applicantnotedthatshewasa  ` assettohercompanyandconsistentlyreceivedawardsforthequalityofherwork.Eventhoughthe  L  Judgedidnotmakespecificfindingsaboutsuchmatters,Applicantsargumentsarenotenoughto  8  rebutthepresumptionthattheJudgeconsideredalloftheevidenceintherecord,norarethey $  sufficienttoshowtheJudgeweighedtheevidenceinamannerthatwasarbitrary,capricious,or   contrarytolaw.Seee.g.,ADPCaseNo.1403541at3(App.Bd.Aug.3,2015)andADPCaseNo.   1501270at2(App.Bd.Jun.16,2016).Voluntarycompliancewithrulesandregulationsgoesto   theheartoftheGovernmentsneedtoensureeachpersoninwhomitreposesitstrustisreliableand   hastherequisitegoodjudgment.Compare,ADPCaseNo.1405409at2(App.Bd.Feb.12,2016). p ApplicantsfailedtofileherFederalandstateincometaxreturnsinatimelymannerforfiveyears \ supportstheJudgesultimateconclusion. H Ѐ 4   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe  p decision.Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord.Thestandardapplicabletotrustworthiness  \ casesisthatisthatsetforthinDepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988)regarding H securityclearances:suchadetermination ...maybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththe 4 interestsofthenationalsecurity.Seee.g.,ADPCaseNo.1403541,supra,at3.SeealsoKaplan   v.Conyers,733F.3d1148(Fed.Cir.2013),cert.denied.   @( Order     TheDecisionis AFFIRMED . l      `     h   Signed:MichaelRaanan 4"     `     h   MichaelRaanan  #p!    `     h   AdministrativeJudge  $\"    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard $H #    `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody ' #&    `     h   JamesE.Moody (#'    `     h   AdministrativeJudge )$(    `     h   Member,AppealBoard *%)    `      `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy D-(,    `     h   JamesF.Duffy     `     h   AdministrativeJudge     `     h   Member,AppealBoard