Matter of Spina

Respondent, George C. Spina, pleaded guilty in'1984 to one count of a two-count information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C. The second count, the subject of the plea, charged respondent with taking property without right (a lesser-included offense of petty larceny commonly referred to as “unauthorized borrowing”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-1211. The offense is equivalent to a disorderly-persons offense under New Jersey law. The Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) moved before the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) for final discipline based on a criminal conviction. See…