Just weeks after the death of MIT first-year Scott Krueger, three under-age MIT students are facing alcohol-related charges stemming from the delivery of a keg of beer to the Zeta Psi fraternity house.

The keg was delivered on Friday afternoon by Blanchard's Liquors of Allston, according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs, which conducted the enforcement sweep on Friday.

The company's driver delivered the keg to the minors and took back seven empty kegs, the office alleges. The seven other kegs were tagged and are being traced.

Investigators from the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) witnessed the illegal delivery. The ABCC had had liquor stores with high delivery rates to college campuses under surveillance for more than a year.

The investigators also observed three other liquor stores on Friday afternoon, state investigators said. None of the other three stores was observed selling to minors.

Francis Godwin, one of the accused students, showed the driver an out-of-state license with an altered birth date Friday to obtain the keg, said Michael Duffy, head of the office of Consumer Affairs. But the license had the word "minor" stamped on it, he said.

Godwin, who is a first-year at MIT, will face charges of using a fake ID and possession and purchase of alcohol by a minor.

Repeated attempts to reach Godwin by The Crimson were unsuccessful.

Two other Zeta Psi members, whose names were not released, are also facing charges of possession of alcohol by a minor.

The ABCC referred the case to MIT police and to Middlesex District Attorney Thomas F. Reilly.

The owner and employees at Blanchard's are now facing criminal charges and the loss of their liquor license for selling and delivering to minors. The charges carry a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Blanchard's has suspended delivery pending the outcome of this investigation.

A manager at Blanchard's said yesterday, "We've been instructed not to comment."

MIT officials would not comment on what other charges or disciplinary actions may be taken against the students.

The ABCC complaints that will be filed include possession of a fake ID and underage purchase and possession of alcohol.

The fake ID charges carry a $200 fine and a maximum three-month jail sentence.