GOLDESHTEIN v. I.N.S.

Nos. 91-70573, 92-70228 and 92-70711.

8 F.3d 645 (1993)

Nir GOLDESHTEIN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bart Klein, Bernice Funk, Seattle, WA, for petitioner.

Anthony W. Norwood, Office of Immigration, Litigation, Civ. Div., Justice Dept., Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before: CANBY, WIGGINS and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated cases present the question whether structuring financial transactions with domestic financial institutions to avoid currency reports, in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5324(a)(3) and 5322(b), is a crime involving moral turpitude within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"). We hold that it is not. Accordingly, we grant the petition for review in No. 91-70573, reverse the decision of the Board of Immigration...

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