In re Vasko

OPINION OF THE COURT

The respondent was admitted to practice by this court on May 5, 1976.

On March 31, 1989, the respondent was convicted upon his plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the *324Eastern District of New York of making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service in violation of 18 USC § 1001. The respondent was sentenced to three years’ probation, fined $5,000, and a special assessment of $50 was imposed.

We find that 18 USC § 1001 is essentially similar to the crime of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a class E felony, as defined in…