In re Leifer

OPINION OF THE COURT

This is a motion to confirm a Referee’s report recommending suspension in lieu of disbarment.

*273On November 17, 1976, respondent, an attorney who had been admitted to practice on June 19, 1963, was convicted on his plea of guilty in United States District Court (SDNY) of conspiring to make false statements to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Under Federal law the filing of a false statement with intent to defraud the Government is a felony offense (US Code, tit 18, § 1001), and a conspiracy to commit a felony is likewise a felony (US Code, tit 18, § 371). He was…