Legal Opinion
In Re Shore
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 2003No. 96-BG-1214PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
On December 3, 1999, Allen M. Shore, a member of our Bar, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Broward County, Florida, of RICO conspiracy on the basis of his plea of guilty to that offense. 1 The RICO conviction was based on Shore’s admission that he engaged in fraudulent mortgage transactions, in criminal violation of Florida’s organized fraud and theft statutes. The Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that Shore be disbarred.
An offense involving fraud generally constitutes moral turpitude per se. See, e.g., In re Bereano, 719 A.2d 98, 99 (D.C.1998) (per curiam) (mail…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re GoldsboroughDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In Re BereanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re SaulDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In re AbbellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re KitchingsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- In re HestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- In re MatzkinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004