just to complicate matters even more i notice at the bottom of roberts quote it mentions the age of the offender and the time that has lapsed since the offence can have a bearing on wether it can be construed as moral turpitude or not. now clearly i am no lawyer but if for example you murdered someone wether it was 40 years ago or 4 weeks ago it must surely still count as a crime of moral turpitude.

to me this whole statement is a badly worded exercise in bottom covering that once you sign your vw paperwork should they decide to the usa can try and charge you with anything that will stick because they have written so in a ham fisted fashion that is hidden way down the terms and conditions of a governmental website.

being in a similar situation to the original poser i for one am starting to doubt the validity of any of these customs forms as nothing but a poor attempt at scare mongering which is only going to worry innocent tourists rather than the boogey men it is aimed at

we all have to make our own decisions and i would not advise any one to do anything unless their mind is at ease they are doing something right and just.

keep us updated how you get on i hope it works out for you and you have a great holiday