Why would criminal records be important to INS if one is just requesting a last name change?

Question

My friend, who is a US Resident, recently got married and is trying to change her last name to her husband's last name. On her 18TH birthday she got into some legal problems and earned herself a misdemeanor which she subsequently had expunged. I am aware that she has to inform immigration of this, even though she has had her records expunged, but what I am baffled about is what does her criminal history have to do with changing her last name to her husband's last name? Can she actually be turned down because of her past activities? It is not as if she is petitioning for her citizenship or anything.
INS sent her a letter today informing her of her appointment date and requesting that she provide information, if any, on any arrests or criminal activity in the past. What bearing does her past activities have on her requesting a last name change and can her request be denied? She is concerned and thinking of just keeping her last name the way it is now that all of this is happening.

I can't figure it out because I am not familiar with INS and their rules and regulations. I can figure out why a criminal record would be important to a request for Citizenship or Residency, but, no, I actually can't figure out why her past criminal history would have a bearing on her accepting and subsequently using her husband's last name. If last name could possibily be an issue then immigration should also have an issue with residents getting married. Getting married and accepting your husband's last name are synomous with each other.

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Answer 1

You formed out such a cohesive, and well written question, that I am having trouble understanding why you can't figure out on your own why a criminal record history is a concern for a request of name change.
It is a simple matter that any credit history, criminal history . etc will need to be known so it is attached to her new last name to be referenced.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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