Problems seem to occur because the CPB does not recognize supervisions, expungements, sealed records, etc. in the same manner that a state does. For example, in IL, one can enter into supervision. The state law clearly states that at the end of the supervision, the charges are dismissed and there is no conviction. The law (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.1 17(d-f) state the words "defer entering any judgement", "judgement dismissing the charges","without adjudication of guilt and shall not be termed a conviction"

However, the Court Disposition has words "plea of guilty" and "finding of guilty." This is then followed up by "Discharged."

Later, the documents were all expunged by court order. All the physical documents were returned, and the IL Bureau of Investigations deleted all electronic records (and gives you a receipt for this).

However, they have no control over Federal records, so the information still appears there. According to my attorney, there should be nothing the feds can do about it, because I was never charged or convicted at the Federal level, but Trusted Traveler does not need a conviction to deny.

I was denied. Denied on appeal. Applied a second time. Was denied again. On the second appeal, I was approved for GE. Later I was approved for NEXUS. In both interviews, I had to present the expungement order, which gets rid of the entire matter. They did not care about the state laws stating I had never been convicted, because the expungement superseded that.