In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Carpenter

The accused is charged with professional misconduct. The complaint contains six counts. The trial committee found the accused guilty on count one and not guilty on the other counts. The Board of Governors found the accused guilty on counts one and two and not guilty on the other counts. We agree with the board’s findings.

Under count one it is charged that the “accused wrote letters to and conducted telephone conversations with third parties who had written purported bad checks to his clients and who were adverse to the interests of his clients, threatening criminal prosecution against such…