In re Dougherty

Respondent, who was admitted to the Bar of New York on motion in 1936, is charged with professional misconduct in making false and misleading statements under oath before the Securities and Exchange Commission. The facts are not in dispute. Respondent, who represented clients in the public utilities field, had given a $5,000 check to a public official of the State of Illinois. That official was thereafter removed from office and convicted of embezzling State funds. Examination of his affairs disclosed a private bank account in which respondent’s check had been deposited. Interested in whether…