People v. Gari

Opinion

FYBEL, J.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Bernard Gari became a naturalized citizen of the United States on October 4, 1989. That same day, in support of his petition for citizenship he had previously filed on March 14, 1988, he filed form N-445A in which he asserted he had not, inter alia, “knowingly committed any crime or offense, for which [he had] not been arrested” since filing the petition.

In May 1993, defendant pleaded guilty to 10 counts of child molestation; he admitted he committed five offenses against S.S. on five separate occasions between January 1, 1989, and April 21, 1991, and…