WPC\  s/g]~y҇a u-^<6&X['uAvOEϓΞ=۔@ϝGqC/gE1kjV2^Y]gt {a@ɳ+:x`[ЗÖ7c,TdG$uzW#UN % 0: ^  w% 4) = L mN Ne bg Ek Zm  0[ 0D ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) B? HP LaserJet P3010 Series PCL 60(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,ԃ?J5 f-IntFold3|xU 8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE  x$USUS.,      1    _tXXԀApplicantsappealbriefcontainsdocumentsthatwerenotpreviouslysubmittedtotheJudge.Those  documentsconstitutenewevidencethattheAppealBoardcanneitherreceivenorconsider.See,DirectiveE3,1.29.(:(2x$ !USUS.,        0  (#$  0     d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineFandGuidelineJ  DIGEST:ApplicantsassertionsinhisappealonlyconcerntwodebtsallegedunderGuidelineF.  ThiscasealsoincludedformalfindingsagainstApplicantunderGuidelineJ,andApplicant t raisednoissuesregardingthosefindings.Thereisnopresumptionoferrorbelow.See,e.g., ` _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.0408312at2(App.Bd.July14,2005).AstheJudgesadversedecisionisfully L  supportedbyhisformalfindingsunderGuidelineJ,anyerrorsinvolvingmattersrelatingto 8  GuidelineFareharmless. $ t _CASENO_:1502481.a1  L  DATE:01/31/2017 $  __ 8tdd8    OY   `     h      p    `     h      p      `     h      p    `     h      p    `     h      p DATE:January31,2017 H .؉7r(#(#.AV ) xdEgA  InRe:       g  ApplicantforSecurityClearance ?"! AV ) xdE$gA $g# ) # ) $ ) % ) l& ) X ' ) D!( ) 0") ) #l*  $X+ pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1502481 l.  X / .؉7r. \XXp %0!/    APPEALBOARDDECISION &"0 APPEARANCES )$3  &C%XX FORGOVERNMENT  h+&5 JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel @,'6  FORAPPLICANT  -@)8  Prose #X0X%&C #      TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On ^ November6,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat J decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)andGuidelineJ 6  (CriminalConduct)ofDepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended) " r (Directive).Applicantrequestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnNovember10,2016,after  ^ consideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudge  J DavidM.WhitedeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.Applicantappealedpursuant  6  toDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.  "    The_SOR_ԀallegedApplicanthad13delinquentdebtstotalingabout$10,608,twodomestic   assaultandbatteryarrests(2013and2014),andaconvictionforamisdemeanorboguscheckoffense   in2008.Inhisfindings,theJudgenotedthatApplicantwasconvictedofbothdomesticassaultand   batteryoffensesbasedonhisguiltypleas.TheJudgefoundagainstApplicantonallofthe_SOR_ n  allegations.HeconcludedthatApplicantofferedinsufficientevidencetosupportanyofthe Z mitigatingconditions.HespecificallynotedApplicantdemonstratednoprogresstowarddebt F resolution,failingtoresolveevena$50medicalcollectionthathadbeendelinquentsince2009. 2   Inhisappeal,Applicantcontendsthathetoldaninvestigatorduringaninterviewthathewas  Z makingbackchildsupportpaymentsandwouldsoonbecaughtup.Healsoclaimedhetoldthe F investigatorthathewouldbegoingtocourtoveranotheraccountanditwouldberesolved.He 2 statedthatresolutionofthesetwodebtswouldlowerhisindebtednessbyabout$5,000,andhe  thoughtahearingwasnotnecessarybecausethosetwodebtswerebeingaddressed. #  1      ׀Inthedecision,   theJudgeruledthesummaryofApplicantsinterviewwiththeOfficeofPersonnelManagement  investigatorwasnotadmissibleunderDirectiveE3.1.20becauseitwasneitherattestedtonor  adoptedbyApplicant.EveniftheJudgehadconsideredtheinterview,itisnotlikelythatitwould ~ havechangedtheresult.Inthesummaryoftheinterview,Applicantisreportedtohavestatedhe j wasmakingchildsupportpayments,buttheyhadstoppedandhewasexpectingthemtorestartwhen V collectionresponsibilitywastransferredfromonestatetoanother.Thesummaryoftheinterview B  makesnoreferencetoacourtproceedingsregardingtheotherdebt. .!~   ApplicantsassertionsinhisappealonlyconcerntwodebtsallegedunderGuidelineF.This #V! casealsoincludedformalfindingsagainstApplicantunderGuidelineJ,andApplicantraisedno #B" issuesregardingthosefindings.Thereisnopresumptionoferrorbelow.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo. $. # 0408312at2(App.Bd.July14,2005).AstheJudgesadversedecisionisfullysupportedbyhis %!$ formalfindingsunderGuidelineJ,anyerrorsinvolvingmattersrelatingtoGuidelineFareharmless. &"%  (#' OY    @( Order      ThedecisionoftheJudgeis AFFIRMED . \    `     h      `       `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ `    `     h   Michael_Raanan_ L    `     h   AdministrativeJudge 8    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard $    `     h        `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields     `     h   WilliamS.Fields p    `     h   AdministrativeJudge \     `     h   Member,AppealBoard H!    `     h        `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy $H #    `     h   JamesF.Duffy %4!$    `     h   AdministrativeJudge & "%    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___