There's gotta be more to it his story. He had to have had help from people inside the Navy, DOD, and whatever college he listed on his application, as well as from people in the FBI doing his background check. Whether any FBI agents knew him or not, this type of sham requires help. Lots of help. That investigation is notoriously difficult to sham, or, it used to be.
I will say, though, that if you're able to get a lower level clearance first, like say a Secret Clearance, then getting it elevated to T.S. is relatively easy. Basically like a rubber stamp as long as you're finances and credit score are in decent shape and you haven't been in any major legal trouble. That's the way it went for me when I got my different clearances in the Navy.
So it's possible he had worked for a company that required a govt clearance before he applied for the CIA, who knows?
There's gotta be more to it his story. He had to have had help from people inside the Navy, DOD, and whatever college he listed on his application, as well as from people in the FBI doing his background check. Whether any FBI agents knew him or not, this type of sham requires help. Lots of help. That investigation is notoriously difficult to sham, or, it used to be.
I will say, though, that if you're able to get a lower level clearance first, like say a Secret Clearance, then getting it elevated to T.S. is relatively easy. Basically like a rubber stamp as long as you're finances and credit score are in decent shape and you haven't been in any major legal trouble. That's the way it went for me when I got my different clearances in the Navy.
So it's possible he had worked for a company that required a govt clearance before he applied for the CIA, who knows?