Criminal Law Citizen ship with a misdemeanor

[Josy]

Please help! I came to the US as a refugee and i have a green card. In 2004 i took a deal and leaded guilty to the Insurance Fraud charge , which was reduced to a misdemeanor charge right there. I got 100 hours community service and 3 years probation which i successfully completed and have just received a paper from the court that the record has been cleared. I have also been married to a US citizen for over a year. I want to apply for citizenship, but i'm afraid that i will be deported or denied citizenship. Can you please advise on what the possible outcomes might be!
I have no other criminal records.

 

[mafioso]

What was the maximum possible jail time for the original charge before the plea deal?
Did an immigration lawyer review your plea?

 

[Josy]

Re

Immigration lawer did not review my case, i had a public defender and when i asked him if i would have any problems with my citizenship he said there should not be any problems. And i don't know what the maximum jail time was, but i didn't get any. Does it matter that much even though the record was cleared?
I really appreciate your help on this matter

 

[mafioso]

A plea deal is view by immigration as an admission of guilt and as a conviction. And the maximum possible jail time matters even if you did not get any. That is what is used to decide if a crime is deportable or not in a criminal case.