In re Shafran

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, Lester N. Shafran (admitted as Lester Noel Shafran), was admitted to practice as an attorney and coun*354selor-at-law in the courts of this State by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Department, on June 21, 1967. At all relevant times the respondent has maintained an office in the First Judicial Department.

On March 11, 1987, respondent, having previously been found guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by a jury verdict, was convicted by judgment of one count of engaging in a racketeering enterprise in…