In re Schutzman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, Stanley A. Schutzman, was admitted to the *30practice of law in New York by the First Judicial Department on January 30, 1978. Jurisdiction is based upon respondent’s admission to this Department (22 NYCRR 603.1 [a]).

On April 22, 1998, respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in satisfaction of a multi-count indictment, to one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in violation of 18 USC § 371, which is a felony under the United States Code. Respondent and three others were charged…