In re Gross

OPINION OF THE COURT

On July 13, 2007, the respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 USC § 1956 (h) and (a) (3) (B), a federal class C felony, before United States Magistrate Judge William D. Wall. During his plea al-locution, he admitted that between December 2004 and August 2005, he used United States currency, which he believed to be the proceeds of property stolen in interstate commerce, and agreed with others to conduct financial transactions affecting interstate commerce.…