In Re Gurnik

The opinion of the court was delivered

Respondent has been a member of the bar of this State since 1933. In April 1962 he was charged by an information filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey with willfully and knowingly attempting to evade and defeat a part of the income tax due and owing by him and his wife for the calendar year 1955 by filing a false and fraudulent joint tax return. On September 25, 1964 he pleaded nolo contendere to the charge. Thereafter a $5,000 fine was imposed by way of sentence. The fine was paid.

Subsequently the record of conviction…