In re Kagan

Respondent was admitted to practice law by this court in 1980.

Petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards, moves to strike respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (b), on the ground that respondent was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on January 15, 1992, upon his plea of guilty to the Federal felony of engaging in racketeering activities (predicated upon his admission to the offense of securities fraud) in violation of 18 USC § 1962 (c).

Because we conclude that respondent has been convicted of a…