In Re Discipline of Bunker

This matter is before the court upon the petition of the administrative director on professional conduct, at the direction of the State Board of Professional Responsibility, for the discipline of James E. Bunker, an attorney at law of the State of Minnesota.

Mr. Bunker failed to file state and Federal income tax returns for a number of years and pled guilty in Federal court to an indictment charging him with wilfully and knowingly failing to make a Federal income tax return for the year 1966. A similar indictment for the tax year 1965 was dismissed, and the respondent was placed on probation…