United States v. Matles

BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.

The Government instituted this proceeding to cancel the Certificate of Naturalization, issued to the defendant, upon the grounds that it was fraudulently and illegally procured by him. The statute involved, and then in force, is Section 338(a) of the Nationality Act of 1940.1

The charges against the defendant, in substance, are as follows:

1. That the defendant falsely answered “No” to Question No. 28 on his Preliminary Form for Petition for Citizenship, to wit: “Do you belong to or are you associated with any organization which teaches or advocates anarchy or the…