In re Silverman

Respondent is a member of the bar of this State, having been admitted to the practice of law in 1930. In September 1977, he pleaded guilty to one count of a federal indictment charging him with obstruction of justice in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 1503. The count averred that, in an action in the bankruptcy court brought against a client of respondent’s by a trustee in bankruptcy, respondent had filed an answer which *490falsely stated that his client had a lawful right to maintain custody of approximately 26 tractors and trailers belonging to the bankrupt firm.

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