In re Gjerde

On December 18, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, respondent Sean Patrick Gjerde pleaded guilty to the felony offense of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and to make false statements in mortgage applications, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1341, and 1014. He was sentenced to imprisonment on September 24, 2013. “[A] valid guilty plea acts as a conviction of the crime charged, as well as an admission of all the material facts alleged by the government.” In re Untalan, 619 A.2d 978, 981 (D.C.1993); see D.C. Bar R. XI, § 10(f).

After being notified…