Legal Opinion
In re Caputo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 16, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
On January 4, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gorenstein, J.), the respondent pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, a felony in violation of 18 USC §§ 1343 and 1344, and five counts of wire fraud, a felony in violation of 18 USC § 1343. The respondent was indicted for his role in a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme. He has not yet been sentenced.
As stated by the Court of Appeals in Matter of Margiotta (60 NY2d 147, 150 [1983]):
“The Judiciary Law provides for automatic disbarment when an…
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- In re FazioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re LorenzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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