In re Barbour

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this Court on June 25, 1987. On May 31, 2000, he was convicted in the *16United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (District Court) of conspiracy to defraud Nationwide Insurance Company (Nationwide) through the use of the mails, in violation of 18 USC § 371, a federal felony. Respondent was sentenced on April 4, 2001, to an 18-month term of imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $195,000. Upon receipt of proof of respondent’s conviction, this Court, by order entered July 17, 2000,…