In Re Krowen

Section ll-2503(a) of the D.C.Code mandates disbarment for a “member of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals [who] is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.” D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (1989 Repl.). Pursuant to this statute the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) recommends disbarment of Jer-ril J. Krowen on the ground that he stands convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude — mail fraud. We adopt the Board’s recommendation.

In November 1985, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts convicted…