Hiya whatever you do dont go to the Embassy as they will charge you a fortune to sort it
If you go to
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1088/~/i-made-a-mistake-on-my-esta-application
And click the email us a question button they will fix mistakes like that
They sorted mine out...
To be honest a bit of both,
Under the old questions you had to declare any arrest but under the new system he answered no as it says "serious" and he got a small fine so was minor, the difficulty we had was whether question 5 was relating to fraud and visas or just fraud relating to visas but...
There are now 8 questions
1) Do you have a physical or mental disorder; or are you a drug abuser or addict; or do you currently have any of the following diseases:
Chancroid
Gonorrhea
Granuloma Inguinale
Leprosy, infectious
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Syphilis, infectious
Active Tuberculosis
2)...
Its changed now so its
"Have you ever been arrested or convicted for a crime that resulted in serious damage to property, or serious harm to another person or government authority?"
But with no definition of what "serious" is meant to be