In re Nouskajian

—Respondent, a California attorney who was admitted to the practice of law on motion by this court in 1983, has tendered his resignation as an attorney and counselor-at-law in accordance with section 806.8 of this court’s rules (22 NYCRR 806.8).

The impetus for respondent’s resignation is his recent conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on two counts of selling unregistered securities (15 USC § 77e [a] [1]). On March 19, 1991, respondent was sentenced to 30 months in prison on the first count. On the second count, imposition of sentence was…