The Pentagon wouldn’t let a U.S. citizen who is connected to a “Dictator” from an “authoritarian state” get a security clearance because of her family ties. She already has a security pass, but she wants to become top secret.
The application, a woman in her 30s, was turned down even after she made an appeal because there were concerns that she might be influenced by someone from another country. Details about the woman’s name and the country where she rules were not made public, but Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, is thought to be in charge.
Edgar Loughran, an administrative judge, wrote, “Applicant has a close family member who is the dictator of Country X, which is an authoritarian state…”It is against the United States and has a terrible record for human rights.
Loughran also said, “It backs international terrorism and spying and cyberattacks against the United States.”
This person might be talking about North Korea, Iran, Cuba, or Syria. These are the four countries that come to mind. If you compare that to hacking, this could be Iran or North Korea.
The document says that the woman came to the United States with her close family in the 1990s. They became citizens right away, but she’s not married to a citizen who was born in the United States.
“Applicant’s parents changed their names and the names of their children when they came to the United States,” the paper says. “None of her immediate family members have ever returned to Country X or kept in touch with any of their family in Country X,” it says next.
“Applicant is smart, honest, loyal to the United States, a model employee, and a current clearance holder with no evidence of any security problems,” the judge said. He finally chose not to let her go because he couldn’t get over the fact that it might be bad for security.
