In Re Naturalization of Orphanidis

HARRY E. WATKINS, Chief Judge.

The question presented is whether petitioner has established good moral character for a period of five years immediately preceding October 1, 1958, the date he filed his petition for naturalization.

On October 1, 1958, the date his petition was filed, petitioner testified under oath that he had been arrested in 1953 for a liquor violation and was, fined $106, but had suffered no other-arrests. A later investigation by the examiner revealed that he had been arrested on other occasions. On January 16, 1956, he was arrested on a charge of driving on an expired…