In re Siracusa

OPINION OF THE COURT

*139Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by the Appellate Division, First Department, on January 26, 1976. On November 14, 2003, respondent was convicted upon his plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (District Court) of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 USC § 1503. The plea was entered in satisfaction of a 15-count indictment charging respondent with the commission of various crimes arising from his involvement with a coconspirator in a fraudulent scheme to obtain funds from investors under false pretenses.…