In Re Thompson

This is a review of a report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) which found Raymond B. Thompson violated DR 1-102(A)(4) by knowingly assisting in the presentation of false statements to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in support of the application of his client for status as a permanent resident alien.2 The majority of the Board recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for six months. After a review of the record, we accept the Board’s findings but modify the Board’s recommended sanction. We conclude that respondent…