In re Duker

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1983.

In August 1997, respondent pleaded guilty to the following felonies in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: mail fraud in violation of 18 USC § 1341; *854false claims in violation of 18 USC § 287; false statements in violation of 18 USC § 1001; and obstruction of a Federal audit in violation of 18 USC § 1516. It appears from the written plea agreement and a civil settlement agreement that the Resolution Trust Corporation and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation retained the law firm of which respondent…