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HGœUÛÚú" 9s°M¯á öŽ4ä1鳯Xð¤x }ŽFI5‚aW#ÉÂUN‹ %Ù 0:ß àZ ^ s w 4ƒ — ¦ m¨ N¿ ¿ àZÁ E                                                                       B ˜HP LaserJet 400 color M451dn UPD PCL 6ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEÏ^iJà|7JntFold3|xÿU‹ÿÿÿÿ8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE dÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔKEYWORD:€€Guideline€F;€Guideline€EÐ ° ÐÌDIGEST:€€To€the€extent€that€Applicant€is€arguing€that€he€did€not€deliberately€provide€falseÐ ˆØ Ðstatements€during€the€processing€of€his€security€clearance€application,€we€conclude€that€theÐ tÄ ÐJudgeððs€finding€of€deliberate€conduct€is€sustainable.€€Adverse€decision€Ô_Ôaffirmed.Ô_ÔÐ `° ÐÌCASE€NO:€€15„04856.a1Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌDATE:€€03/09/2017Ð  ` ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àDATE:€€March€9,€2017Ð è 8  ÐÌÌÌÒ.؉ð7r°(#°(#.ÒßA€V) °°xdE°—gAßÐ ˜è  ÐÌIn€Re:Ð “ã  ÐÌà  à„„„„„„„„„„„„Ìà  à€Ð W§ ÐÌApplicant€for€Security€ClearanceÐ / ÐÌßA€V) °°xdE°gAßÐ W Ð)Ð ˜è  Ð)Ð „Ô  Ð)Ð pÀ Ð)Ð \¬ Ð)Ð H˜ Ð)Ð 4„ Ð)Ð  p Ð)Ð  \ ÐÐ øH ÐÓp°œXÓÌÌÌà p àÔ_ÔISCRÔ_Ô€Case€No.€15„04856Ð \¬" ÐÐ H˜# ÐÒ.؉ð7r°°.ÒÓ °\X›XpÓÐ Ð # Ðò òÓ  ÓAPPEAL€BOARD€DECISIONÐ ¼ $ ÐÌÌòòAPPEARANCESóóÐ €Ð' Ðó óÌÔ‡&ìŸ%XXÔò òFOR€GOVERNMENTó óÐ X ¨) ÐJames€B.€Norman,€Esq.,€Chief€Department€CounselÐ 0!€* ÐÌò òFOR€APPLICANTó óÐ à"0, Ðòòò òPro€seó óóóÔ#†Xü\X%&ìŸ=#ÔÐ ¸#- ÐÌÌÓ  Óà  àThe€Department€of€Defense€(DoD)€declined€to€grant€Applicant€a€security€clearance.€€OnÐ f&¶!0 ÐJanuary€12,€2015,€DoD€issued€a€statement€of€reasons€(Ô_ÔSORÔ_Ô)€advising€Applicant€of€the€basis€for€thatÐ R'¢"1 Ðdecisionð!ðsecurity€concerns€raised€under€Guideline€F€(Financial€Considerations)€and€Guideline€EÐ >(Ž#2 Ð(Personal€Conduct)€of€Department€of€Defense€Directive€5220.6€(Jan.€2,€1992,€as€amended)Ð *)z$3 Ð(Directive).€€Applicant€requested€a€decision€on€the€written€record.€€On€January€31,€2017,€afterÐ *f%4 Ðconsidering€the€record,€Defense€Office€of€Hearings€and€Appeals€(DOHA)€Administrative€Judge€EricÐ +R&5 ÐH.€Ô_ÔBorgstromÔ_Ô€denied€Applicantððs€request€for€a€security€clearance.€€Applicant€appealed€pursuant€toÐ î+>'6 ÐDirective€ðððð€€E3.1.28€and€E3.1.30.Ð Ú,*(7 ÐÐ Æ-)8 ÐÔ_Ôà  àApplicant€raised€the€following€issue€on€appeal:€whether€the€Judgeððs€adverse€decision€wasÐ ° Ðarbitrary,€capricious,€or€contrary€to€law.€€Consistent€with€the€following,€we€affirm.Ð œì ÐÌà  àò òThe€Judgeððs€Findings€of€Factó óÐ tÄ ÐÌà  àApplicant€served€in€the€military€from€1986€until€2008,€at€which€time€he€retired.€€He€hasÐ L œ Ðearned€an€associateððs€degree.€€Applicant€has€worked€full€time€for€a€DoD€contractor€since€2011.€€HeÐ 8 ˆ Ðhas€experienced€unemployment€due€to€job€layoffs,€€and€he€attended€college€after€leaving€the€military,Ð $ t Ðliving€off€of€his€retirement€pay€and€the€G.I.€Bill.€Applicantððs€SOR€lists€several€delinquent€debts,€forÐ  ` Ðsuch€things€as€a€collection€account€in€the€amount€of€nearly€$20,000,€a€child€support€arrearage,€andÐ ü L  Ða€debt€owed€to€a€gym.€€He€stated€that€his€child€support€came€out€of€his€retired€pay€monthly,€althoughÐ è 8  Ðhis€child€support€obligation€is€calculated€on€a€weekly€basis,€resulting€in€him€being€in€arrears€fromÐ Ô$  Ðtime€to€time.€€The€Judge€found€that€an€additional€SOR€debt,€a€delinquent€credit€card€account,€hadÐ À  Ðbeen€resolved.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àApplicant€was€charged€with€DUI/DWI€in€1985,€1998,€and€2003.€€When€he€completed€aÐ „Ô  Ðsecurity€clearance€application€(SCA)€in€2002,€Applicant€did€not€disclose€his€1985€and€1998€DUIs.€Ð pÀ ÐWhen€questioned€by€an€investigator€during€his€clearance€interview€in€late€2003,€Applicant€disclosedÐ \¬ Ðthe€latest€arrest€but€denied€any€other€ð ðnegative€contactðð€with€law€enforcement.€€Decision€at€4.€Ð H˜ ÐDuring€a€later€interview,€he€stated€that€he€had€failed€to€disclose€the€1998€arrest€because€it€hadÐ 4„ Ðresulted€in€probation€before€judgment.€€When€asked€about€the€truthfulness€of€his€2002€SCA€answers,Ð  p Ðhe€stated€that€he€was€not€ð ðtotally€honest.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€5.€€However,€he€stated€that€he€had€not€intentionallyÐ  \ Ðomitted€his€criminal€charges.€€He€admitted€that€he€was€afraid€that€his€misconduct€would€affect€hisÐ øH Ðcareer€and€that€he€was€embarrassed€by€his€infractions.€€Applicant€admitted€the€misconduct€in€hisÐ ä4 Ðmost€recent€SCA.€€However,€in€his€Answer€to€the€SOR€and€FORM€response€he€denied€intentionalÐ Ð  Ðfalsification€during€2002€and€2003.€€He€stated€that€he€believed€he€did€not€have€to€disclose€the€1985Ð ¼  Ðincident€because€he€had€already€done€so€prior€to€joining€the€military.€€He€reiterated€his€contentionÐ ¨ø Ðthat€he€omitted€the€1998€incident€because€it€had€resulted€in€probation€before€judgment.€€He€providedÐ ”ä Ðno€explanation€for€his€denial€of€other€alcohol€incidents€during€the€2003€interview.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àò òThe€Judgeððs€Analysisó óÐ X ¨ ÐÌà  àThe€Judge€concluded€that€Applicantððs€financial€problems,€notably€his€child€support€arrearage,Ð 0"€  Ðmay€well€recur.€€He€also€concluded€that€Applicant€has€not€demonstrated€responsible€action€in€regardÐ #l! Ðto€his€debts.€€Applicant€has€been€gainfully€employed€for€several€years€but€has€taken€no€steps€toÐ $X" Ðresolve€his€large€collection€account,€nor€is€there€€evidence€of€financial€counseling€or€clear€indicationsÐ ô$D # Ðthat€Applicantððs€problems€are€under€control.€€Concerning€the€falsifications€alleged€under€GuidelineÐ à%0!$ ÐE,€the€Judge€found€that€they€were€deliberate.€€He€stated€that€Applicantððs€various€explanations€wereÐ Ì&"% Ðinconsistent€and€not€supported€by€the€record,€and€he€reiterated€his€finding€that€Applicant€hadÐ ¸'#& Ðprovided€no€clear€explanation€for€his€2003€interview€in€which€he€denied€any€alcohol„related€offensesÐ ¤(ô#' Ðother€than€the€most€recent€one.€€The€Judge€concluded€that€Applicant€had€yet€to€acknowledge€hisÐ )à$( Ðmisconduct,€precluding€a€finding€that€he€had€demonstrated€rehabilitation.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌà  àò òDiscussionó óÐ T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ðà  àApplicantððs€brief€includes€matters€from€outside€the€record,€which€we€cannot€consider.€Ð ° ÐDirective€ðð€E3.1.29.€€His€arguments€regarding€his€financial€delinquencies€are€not€enough€to€rebutÐ œì Ðthe€presumption€that€the€Judge€considered€all€of€the€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€ISCR€Case€No.€Ð ˆØ Ð15„02040€at€2€at€3€(App.€Bd.€Feb.€14,€2017).€€Neither€are€they€enough€to€show€that€the€JudgeÐ tÄ Ðweighed€the€evidence€in€a€manner€that€was€arbitrary,€capricious,€or€contrary€to€law.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€ISCRÐ `° ÐCase€No.€15„08842€at€3€(App.€Bd.€February€14,€2017).€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àApplicant€apologizes€for€ð ðthe€appearance€of€being€untrustworthy€in€the€past€with€myÐ $ t Ðresponses€to€security€clearance€questions.ðð€€Appeal€Brief€at€3.€€To€the€extent€that€he€is€arguing€thatÐ  ` Ðhe€did€not€deliberately€provide€false€statements€during€the€processing€of€his€2002€SCA,€we€concludeÐ ü L  Ðthat€the€Judgeððs€finding€of€deliberate€conduct€is€sustainable.€€We€note€the€relative€age€of€ApplicantððsÐ è 8  Ðfalse€statements.€€However,€given€the€Judgeððs€finding€that€Applicant€has€failed€to€provide€€credibleÐ Ô$  Ðexplanations€for€them,€his€adverse€decision€under€Guideline€E€is€consistent€with€the€record€that€wasÐ À  Ðbefore€him.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€Judge€examined€the€relevant€evidence€and€articulated€a€satisfactory€explanation€for€theÐ „Ô  Ðdecision.€€The€decision€is€sustainable€on€this€record.€€ð ðThe€general€standard€is€that€a€clearance€mayÐ pÀ Ðbe€granted€only€when€ððclearly€consistent€with€the€interests€of€the€national€security.ðððð€€òòDepartmentÐ \¬ Ðof€the€Navy€v.€Eganóó,€484€U.S.€518,€528€(1988).€€òòSee€alsoóó€Directive,€Enclosure€2€ðð€2(b):€€ð ðAny€doubtÐ H˜ Ðconcerning€personnel€being€considered€for€access€to€classified€information€will€be€resolved€in€favorÐ 4„ Ðof€the€national€security.ððÐ  p ÐÌà@ââ(ìàò òOrderó óˆÐ øH ÐÌà  àThe€Decision€is€ò òAFFIRMEDó ó.€€€€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€Michael€Raððanan€€€€€€€óóÐ „Ô Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMichael€RaððananÐ pÀ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ \ ¬ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àChairperson,€Appeal€BoardÐ H!˜ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€€James€E.€Moody€€€€€óóÐ ø$H # Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJames€E.€MoodyÐ ä%4!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ Ð& "% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMember,€Appeal€BoardÐ ¼' #& ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòSigned:€€James€F.€Duffy€€€€€€€óóÐ l+¼&* Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àJames€F.€DuffyÐ X,¨'+ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAdministrative€JudgeÐ D-”(, Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMember,€Appeal€BoardÐ ° ÐÌ