In re Kiefer

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

JiPER CURIAM. *

This matter arises from a petition for consent discipline filed by petitioner, John Bennett Kiefer, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana.

A review of the underlying facts indicates that on September 26, 1996, petitioner was charged in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana with one count of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, intentionally submitting material false statements to a federally insured banking institution, and submitting or causing to be submitted financial statements to…