Wahlberg is looking to wipe his record, appealing to Gov. Patrick and the Commonwealth for a pardon.
To explain he wrote: "The more complex answer is that receiving a pardon would be a formal recognition that I am not the same person that I was on the night of April 8, 1988."
He was convicted of assault and battery, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a controlled substance from an incident where he attacked two Vietnamese men. Wahlberg was sentenced to two years behind bars, but only spent 45 days in jail.
"The guy said...Vietnamese no good, something like that. I don't know why," said victim Thanh Lam.
He said that a pardon would allow him to work in law enforcement in Los Angeles, helping troubled kids.
"My hope is that, if I receive a pardon, troubled youths will see this as an inspiration and motivation that they too can turn their lives around and be formally accepted back into society," Wahlberg wrote.
In order for Wahlberg's pardon to be approved a parole board has to recommend the pardon to the Governor and then the Governor's Council would have to approve it.
"Well he's got to get through the parole board. He's gonna be treated like everyone else. No more questions," said Gov. Patrick when questioned by 7News.
Wahlberg is a married father of four and is active in charities around Boston. He started the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and works for the Dorchester Boys and Girls Club, along with the Taco Bell Foundation for Kids.