Originally Posted by
johnmm
You were denied for being "less than forthcoming." What that tells me is that maybe you were convicted of something, or at least CBP believes that you were. If you say that you have a 'long arrest history,' then perhaps you might have had a conviction. To fight the decision, you should do an FBI background check as well as a DOJ livescan check for the state that you live in. This should give you an idea of what exactly is on your record. Then you would have to find out what was the exact disposition for each charge.
No, absolutely no conviction. Unless there is an error in the record somewhere, which I cant see and was not indicated as a reason for denial. In fact since this is a valid reason for denial, it should have been indicated if true. But the only reason given was being "less than forthcoming". I have done a FBI background check for permanent resident applications, and there are no convictions on the record.