Jordan v. De George

This case presents only one question: whether conspiracy to defraud the United States of taxes on distilled *224spirits is a “crime involving moral turpitude” within the meaning of § 19 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1917.1

Respondent, a native and citizen of Italy, has lived continuously in the United States since he entered this country in 1921.2 In 1937, respondent was indicted under 18 U. S. C. § 883 for conspiring with seven other defendants to violate twelve sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The indictment specifically charged him with possessing whiskey and alcohol “with intent to sell…