visa waiver program - "moral turpitude"

Well...Who do you trust more?

A drunk-driver from the UK or,
A social worker from Colombia?

Less-trusted countries? How obtuse can you be to write something like that?

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have put it like that, I didn't really have any other idea how to except perhaps "countries whose citizens they believe would overstay". To be blunt, I have been arrested for stealing street signs, and assault (I backed out of a shop with one of those swiss-army pocket knives held a few inches away from me, since the man behind the counter - who I came to ask about collecting a debt - was weilding a crowbar, I just thought it might make him think twice about coming too close) - he called the police and of course didn't mention his crowbar, and of course dropped it before leaving the store. On both counts I pleaded guilty in exchange for some very minor fines and no criminal record. In the first instance, I was young and stupid, in the second, I would use a personal alarm or mace if either were legal here. I'm polite to a fault where other people may get violent, and would only do the latter again if I had a legal means of defence/avoiding harm (what with all the people here threataning violence, lest you hand over your wallet or give them a bus ticket).

And, DO you have a travel question??? carracar

Has anyone applying for a Waiver Program been advised that if they had only been arrested, or arrested and charged but not convicted over a crime, are still elegible for the waiver?

Only by random people on the internet (like on this forum) who tell you to keep quiet (which is technically illegal).

According to your stories, you're SOL. Get a visa.

For anyone else who may be asking this of themselves:
If you have to ask, chances are you need a visa.

The hoops you are referring to are not for those from less trusted countries, but for INDIVIDUALS who have a history which might indicate they as an INDIVIDUAL might not be trustworthy.

There are hoops that apply to 'less trusted countries', but the moral turpitude hoop is not one of them.

My friends and I regularly indulge in acts of 'Moral Turpitude'- usually on Saturday nights!

We just use it to keep out the Dutch...

And deny ourselves carnal access to some of the most enchanting creatures on the planet ??? carracar

Get a visa. Your offenses involve moral turpitude (a bad choice). You might not need a visa, especially if more than ten years ago, but do you want to risk a denied entry? Whatever you do, don't lie, (data flies everywhere today).