In re Thornton

In this attorney disciplinary matter, respondent admits to committing an ethical violation and consents to a definite suspension pursuant to Paragraph 28 of the Rule on Disciplinary Procedure, Rule 413, SCACR. We accept respondent’s admission and suspend respondent from the practice of law in this State for a period of six (6) months.

Respondent plea guilty in federal district court to a charge of submitting a false tax return for the tax year 1986, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7201 (1989). The charge alleged that during that calendar year, respondent filed a fraudulent joint U.S. Individual…