In re Gogel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law in New York *34by the Second Judicial Department on March 13, 1968, as William Alan Gogel. At all times relevant herein, respondent has maintained an office for the practice of law within the First Judicial Department.

On January 22, 1997, respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to the crime of conspiring to evade the payment of taxes by union officials and structuring currency transactions, in violation of 18 USC § 371, which is a felony under the United States Code.…