In re Schuster

*140OPINION OF THE COURT

On February 2, 2001, the respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to securities fraud, in violation of 15 USC § 78j (b) and § 78ff and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, and commercial bribery, in violation of 18 USC § 1952 (a) (3), both of which are Federal felonies. He was sentenced by the same court on March 22, 2001, to three years’ probation with six months’ home confinement and a $1,000 fine.

The Federal crime of securities fraud, in violation of 15 USC § 78j (b) and § 78ff and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, is essentially similar to the…