In re Whitbeck

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent John V. Whitbeck was admitted to the practice *81of law in the State of New York as John Van Hus an Whitbeck by the First Judicial Department on February 11, 1974. Respondent maintained an office for the practice of law in Paris, France, between 1980 and July 1996, and currently resides and maintains an office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

A notice and statement of charges were served on respondent on March 27, 2000, which alleged that respondent had conspired with his employer, through a series of intricate financial dealings, to defraud creditors of large sums of money…