In re Sotiriou

OPINION OF THE COURT

On February 17, 1999, the respondent was sentenced in the *109United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to 27 months’ incarceration, two years of supervised release, along with fines and restitution exceeding $83,000, after being found guilty after a jury trial of two counts of extortion in violation of 18 USC § 1951 and three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 USC § 1341.

The Federal crime of extortion is a criminal offense which, if committed within this State, would constitute a felony under New York law (see, Matter of Brennan, 116 AD2d 414).…