In re Beck

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted at the Second Judicial Department in 1953, and has maintained an office for the practice of *98law within the First Judicial Department at all times relevant to these proceedings. Between 1987 and 1991, during his representation of clients in the purchase and sale of properties, respondent falsely represented to those clients that he was holding moneys for them in escrow, when in fact he was using those moneys for personal purposes. Charged in a superior court information with the class E felony of scheme to defraud in the first degree (Penal Law §…