WASHINGTON — A Honolulu man was among 17 minor criminals President Bush pardoned for offenses, ranging from liquor violations to embezzlement, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

A Navy special court-martial convicted Edward R. Trevino Jr. of a larceny offense in September 1997 and sentenced him to three months in jail, loss of three months' pay and a reduction in rank.

Evan Peterson, a spokesman for the Justice Department in Washington, said the agency would not release additional information about Trevino's case. Trevino could not be reached for comment.

Two other individuals were also pardoned for convictions received for court-martial offenses.

In one case, a U.S. Coast Guard special court-martial convicted Devin Timothy Kruse of San Clemente, Calif., of unauthorized absence. Kruse was sentenced in 1978 to pay reduction and was fined $450.

In the other, a U.S. Army general court-martial convicted William Grover Frye of Indianapolis of absence without leave, escape from lawful confinement and sale of a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Frye was sentenced in 1968 to confinement at hard labor for one year, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and was issued a bad conduct discharge.

All of the 17 individuals pardoned completed their sentences.

Bush now has issued 99 pardons and sentence commutations during five years and seven months in office, mainly to clear the name of people who committed relatively minor offenses and served their sentences long ago.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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