In re Rivers

OPINION OF THE COURT

The respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this court on October 18,1961.

*650On August 23, 1990, the respondent was convicted in the County Court, Nassau County, upon his plea of guilty, of the crime of repeated failure to file tax returns in violation of Tax Law § 1802, which constitutes a class E felony. On October 17, 1990, the respondent was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, and five years’ probation and was directed to file a confession of judgment in the amount of $50,000.

Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), the respondent ceased to be an attorney and…