Goldeshtein v. INS

Goldeshtein (defendant), a permanent resident, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and structuring financial transactions to avoid currency reports, serving 40 months in prison; the INS then sought his deportation, arguing this was a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years of entry with a sentence over a year. The immigration judge and Board of Immigration Appeals agreed he was deportable, relying on cases where the underlying statutes required fraud or intent to defraud.