In re Mancuso

*205OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this Court on June 19, 2002. On October 28, 2009, respondent was convicted after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (District Court) of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 USC § 371, a federal felony. On June 10, 2010, respondent was sentenced in District Court to a term of imprisonment of 44 months, followed by a three-year term of probation.

This Court determined that a violation of 18 USC § 371 is a “serious crime” within the meaning…