Irwin v. Board of Regents

Petitioner, a certified public accountant, was convicted in Federal court of furnishing a gratuity to a Federal employee. The conviction arose out of a charge that he gave $400 to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the auditing of income taxes of several of Ms accounts. He was subsequently charged by the Department of Education with having been convicted of a crime (Education Law, § 7406, subd. 1, par. [c]) and with being guilty of unprofessional conduct (Education Law, § 7406, subd. 1, par. [1b]).

At the conclusion of the hearing before the subcommittee of the…