Mid-Atlantic: Civilian Operations Officer received a Supplemental Information Request (SIR) regarding alleged contact with foreign nationals while on deployments and failure to disclose change in marital status. JAG Defense successfully mitigated adjudicator’s concerns in SIR Response and client was able to retain his TS/SCI clearance.
Read moreEurope: Active Duty Officer required assistance with TS/SCI renewal after previously disclosing relationship and eventual marriage to a foreign national. JAG Defense helped officer complete the SF-86 and successfully mitigate concerns adjudicator’s may have had with potential foreign influence. Clearance retained.
Read moreNORTHEAST: Contractor received Statement of Reasons alleging foreign contacts and financial interests in Taiwan. We successfully mitigated potential concerns in Response and Department Counsel withdrew SOR prior to hearing. Secret clearance retained.
Read moreMIDWEST: Military officer was granted Top Secret (TS) clearance by DoD CAF, then redesigned to the Intelligence Community, and was issued Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) to deny access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), clearance, and assignment to sensitive positions due to Adjudicative Guideline B – Foreign Influence due to parents and siblings […]
Read moreMIDDLE ATLANTIC: Defense contractor had previously had clearance denied under Adjudicative Guidelines A – Allegiance to United States; and C – Foreign Preference (although factually it was actually B – Foreign Influence). After retaining JAG Defense for an Application for a clearance through a different Agency, and despite having close and continuing contact with dozens […]
Read moreNEW ENGLAND: Defense contractor issued Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guideline B – Foreign Influence as result of husband, husband’s parents, brother, and grandmother being citizens of a foreign country, with all but husband still residing in that foreign country, whereas husband is resident of the United States, but still enrolled in the military […]
Read moreEUROPE: Active duty Officer issued Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) with allegations raised under Adjudicative Guidelines B – Foreign Influence, E – Personal Conduct, and K – Handling Protected Information and contained in a six-page SOR related to relationships with approximately a dozen foreign nationals, including cohabitation with a foreign national while still […]
Read moreEUROPE: Client active duty officer issued Letter of Intent (LOI)/Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guidelines: B – Foreign Influence, C – Foreign Preference, E – Personal Conduct, and F – Financial Considerations, based upon being identified in a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) file regarding suspected provision of false statements to a financial institution […]
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC – Applicant is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Middle East country considered hostile to U.S. interests with combat occurring in that country at time application for clearance submitted. Applicant denied clearance based on Guidelines: B – Foreign Influence (immediate family members residing in and citizens of foreign country); E – Personal Conduct (failure […]
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC – Applicant’s Statement of Reasons was based upon (Guideline B – Foreign Influence) parents and grandmother are residents and citizens of Hong Kong. Applicant traveled to Hong Kong on at least six occasions between 1997 and 1999. Evidence presented at hearing regarding parents permanent U.S. resident status and their intent to immigrate to […]
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Grover H. Baxley is the founding attorney of JAG Defense. As a former member of the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Mr. Baxley now provides highly experienced representation for military members in all branches of service all over the world.
Jill Thomas has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, military defense counsel, and military judge. She has extensive experience in military justice, litigation and administrative processes.
Client defense contractor issued Statement of Reasons (SOR) under Adjudicative Guideline for Financial Considerations based upon a dozen accounts in collections, arrears, and/or Judgments, totaling approximately $22,000. After presentation of case at a Hearing, the Administrative Judge found FOR THE APPLICANT and granted the clearance.
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