In NYS/NYC there is "something" called ACD [Adjudication in Contemplation of Dismissal]. If you complete your probationary period (say 6 months) with NO arrests, your slate is wiped clean, your fingerprints are even returned. How was his case "adjudicated"?
I was arrested at a political protest about 5 years before my GE interview, and took an ACD. The GE interviewer asked me if I'd ever been arrested. I said yes, explained the circumstances, and was approved for GE.