Lieutenant pays $25,000 for concealing DUI Published June 6, 2008 By Capt. Zaven Saroyan Air Force Flight Test Center Staff Judge Advocate office EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A second lieutenant with the 412th Operations Group was sentenced with a $25,000 fine and a reprimand during a general court-martial here May 20 through 22. The lieutenant pled not guilty to a charge and specification of obtaining a fraudulent appointment as a commissioned officer in the Air Force. The lieutenant was accused of procuring his commission through deliberate concealment of an arrest and charge of driving under the influence of alcohol while enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Had the accused revealed his DUI while he was in ROTC, he would have been disenrolled from ROTC and would not have received a commission in the Air Force. The sentence will be reviewed by the general court-martial convening authority before final action is taken in the case. The convening authority has the power to approve the sentence as adjudged or grant clemency and reduce the sentence if deemed appropriate. For more information on courts-martial, consult Air Force Instruction 51-201, the Manual for Courts-Martial, or call the Legal Office at 277-4310.