In re Cooper

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, Arthur B. Cooper, was admitted to the practice of law in New York by the First Judicial Department on February 25, 1980 under the name Arthur Bryan Cooper.

On or about July 28, 1991 respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of 18 USC § 371; one count of income tax evasion, in violation of 26 USC § 7201; and one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1344.

On or about January 28, 1993 respondent was…