Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Bell

Respondent’s objections to the board’s recommendations are principally that his conduct did not involve moral turpitude, that his conduct was not fraudulent, and that the charges against him were merely cumulative.

We are satisfied that respondent’s conviction for falsification under R.C. 2921.13 represents illegal conduct involving moral. turpitude. The gravamen of a violation of R.C. 2921.13 is that a person knowingly makes a false statement. Here, respondent knowingly made a false statement in a judicial proceeding with the obvious purpose to mislead the court. We are unpersuaded by…