In re Weinstein

OPINION OF THE COURT

Admitted to practice in this Department in 1974, respon*278dent was convicted upon his plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York of filing a false tax return, and, because this was a "serious crime”, he was suspended from the practice of law and ordered to show cause why a final order of discipline should not be entered against him (see, Matter of Weinstein, 164 AD2d 647).

Prior to his suspension he had voluntarily left the active practice of law.

The Departmental Disciplinary Committee joins in respondent’s motion to confirm the…