Legal Opinion

In Re Jackson

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 3, 2009No. 08-BG-468, 08-BG-667Published

1Per curiam

The Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) recommends that respondent, Otha M. Jackson, be disbarred pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (2001), because he was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and mail fraud (aiding and abetting), in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342 in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Ohio. Mail fraud and wire fraud are both crimes of moral turpitude per se, see In re Leffler, 940 A.2d 105, 106 (D.C.2007) (per curiam); thus respondent’s conviction of mail fraud constitutes a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re SlosbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. In Re LefflerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. In Re SugarmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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