Active Duty Sailor Retains Security Clearance After Positive Urinalysis

ASIA: Active duty E-6 retained JAG Defense after failing a urinalysis test. JAG Defense successfully defended member at Administrative Separation Board, and member was retained. Shortly thereafter, member received an LOI/SOR to revoke his eligibility for a security clearance and deny his eligibility for access to SCI. JAG Defense successfully mitigated concerns with the positive […]

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Security Clearance Retained Despite Drug Use

MIDWEST: Client civilian government employee realized that he had misunderstood a question on an earlier SF-86 regarding past drug usage while completing a new version of the SF-86 during a periodic reinvestigation. DoD employee received an SOR after properly responding to the question and alerting his security officer to the discrepancy in response. After retaining […]

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Client eliminates drug use – Results in favorable suitability and fitness determinations for Federal employment

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client civilian government employee issued letter addressing suitability and fitness for Federal employment due to a history of illegal drug use. Client response, addressing concerns under both Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 732.202(c), and Adjudicative Guideline H – Drug Involvement, completely mitigated all concerns resulting in client being cleared/approved for […]

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Substantial changes in behavior sufficient to mitigate previous history – Clearance granted after revocation.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:  Client Defense Contractor’s clearance was denied as a result of concerns under Adjudicative Guidelines E – Personal Conduct and H – Drug Involvement and J – Criminal Conduct as the result of the use of multiple illegal substances, mixing illegal drugs with alcohol, purchasing illegal drugs, using illegal drugs while possessing a security […]

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Strong presentation of whole person concept evidence overcomes rebuttable presumption of knowing ingestion of unprescribed drug

NORTHWEST:  Applicant military officer tested positive for un-prescribed medication in unit sweep, leading to imposition of NJP, loss of career field, Board of Inquiry, Promotion removal action, and actions to revoke clearance under Adjudicative Guidelines H – Drug Involvement, and J – Criminal Conduct.  After presentation of case before Administrative Judge from the Defense Office […]

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Clearance Granted on Reapplication After Denial for Drug and Criminal Conduct

SOUTHEAST: Client defense contractor retained JAG Defense for a reapplication after a previous denial based upon allegations under Adjudicative Guideline H – Drug Involvement and J – Criminal Conduct as the result of felony charges for Burglary, Financial Transaction Card Theft, Obtaining Property Under False Pretense; as well as illegal use of marijuana, ecstasy, Ritalin, […]

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Defense Contract Employee Cleared from Consistent Alcohol and Drug Abuse

MIDDLE ATLANTIC – Applicant employee of a Defense Contractor denied Security Clearance based on Guideline G – Alcohol Consumption (Drinking to excess/intoxication and blackouts from 1970-2003, Conviction for DUI, Alcohol abuse treatment for alcohol dependence, and continuing to consume alcohol after treatment and diagnosis of alcohol dependence); and Guideline H – Illegal Drug Use (Use […]

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Senior Executive Defense Contractor Cleared from Use & Purchase of Drugs

SOUTHEAST – Senior Executive with Defense Contractor issued Letter of Intent (LOI) to deny Special Access (Sensitive Compartmented Information – SCI) by Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility (DONCAF) due to Guideline H – (Drug Involvement) as result of multiple occasions of purchase and use of cocaine and Guideline E (Personal Conduct) for failing […]

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Applicant Cleared from Drug Abuse After Positive Change in Behavior

MIDDLE ATLANTIC – Applicant employee of a Defense Contractor was issued a Statement of Reasons based upon Guideline H – Drug Involvement, based upon use of illegal drugs on approximately five occasions over a two month period, during a time period in which the Applicant possessed a security clearance; with drug use discovered as the […]

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Favorable Clearance Results for Active Duty Navy E-9’s Use of Cocaine

MIDLE ATLANTIC – Providing the full gamut of representation, our firm first defended an active duty Navy E-9 at a Special Court Martial for use of cocaine with a resulting finding of Not Guilty. Thereafter, the Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility (DONCAF) issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to revoke security clearance based […]

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