In re Adams

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM.*

This disciplinary matter arises from a petition for consent disbarment filed by respondent, James L. Adams, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana, but currently on interim suspension.

UNDERLYING FACTS

On March 3, 1999, following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, respondent was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Respondent was subsequently sentenced to serve fifty months in prison.1

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