Philadelphia, PA asked in Criminal Law, Federal Crimes and Military Law for Pennsylvania

Q: 2012 charged with assault consummate by battery, but it never went through any criminal proceedings. Honorable discharg

I had a TSSCI Still. I just saw through Pennsylvania State police that there is a record of that or a form of it. Will this effect my investigation for a clearance now?

1 Lawyer Answer

A: Depends on the agency but usually that will attract at least extra scrutiny of your entire record. You may want to look at having that expunged.

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