Matter of Almonte

OPINION

This disciplinary proceeding is before the court pursuant to a petition for discipline brought by this court’s disciplinary counsel in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Rule 12(d) of the Supreme Court Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Rule 12(d) provides that “[u]pon receipt of a certificate of a conviction of any attorney for a crime * * * [which is punishable by imprisonment of one year or less in this or any other jurisdiction,] this Court shall take such [disciplinary] action as it deems warranted.”

The facts giving rise to these proceedings are as follows. On January…