AINut wrote:

He might have the same thoughts that I have:
1) It's none of the FAA's business what crimes you may or may not have
committed -- if you already done your time, you've paid your dues.

It is if you want a pilot certificate. If you don't want that, then you
are correct that it is none of the FAA's business.


2) the FAA has no NEED of old info that is completely irrelevant to
earning a license.

The information is relevant. Offender's often repeat, that isn't news.

It could also be that the person figured that since it wasn't any of
their business and totally irrelevant to flight safety, he wasn't going
to tell them about it. I can empathize with that.

Empathizing with it still doesn't make perjury legal. :-)

Matt