Legal Opinion
In Re Sugarman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1996No. 95-BG-237, 95-BG-529PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that respondent be disbarred pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (1995) in light of his plea of guilty and conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on seventeen counts of embezzlement by a trustee or other officer of the court engaged in administration of a bankruptcy debtor’s estate (18 U.S.C. § 153). 1 We accept the recommendation. We have not previously determined whether 18 U.S.C. § 153 is a crime that inherently involves moral turpitude. Nonetheless, we have repeatedly held that crimes containing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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