In the Matter of Hester

Hester was removed from the practice of law by order of this Court on July 8, 1981, In the Matter of Hester, 247 Ga. 791 (279 SE2d 711) (1981), after he was convicted in February 1980 in federal court of 12 counts of bank fraud. Upon conviction Hester received a sentence of ten years in prison and a $60,000 fine. Hester’s sentence was later reduced to three years in prison and five years on probation. On July 15, 1982 his sentence was again modified, to the period of confinement already served. Hester was then released from prison, but was still subject to probation and the $60,000 fine.

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