He changed his name too! But, his SS # would bypass all of it. OPM does the clearances, he would have been flagged and what happened after that is what needs to be found out.
” At the president’s order the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is publishing a proposed rule that would prohibit federal agencies from asking those applying for competitive service and career senior executive service positions about criminal and credit history”
(May3,2016)