Matter of Livoti

OPINION OF THE COURT

On December 23, 2008, the respondent, along with three other codefendants, was indicted in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, and was charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1349 (count 1), mail fraud, in violation of 18 USC §§ 1341 and 1342 (counts 2-8), wire fraud, in violation of 18 USC §§ 1342 and 1343 (counts 9-24), and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 USC § 1956 (h) (count 25).

The indictment alleged that the respondent and his codefendants, inter alia, fraudulently offered…