In re Gellene

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent John G. Gellene was admitted to the practice of *110law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on March 26, 1990. On March 3, 1998, he was convicted, after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, of two counts of bankruptcy fraud (18 USC § 152) and one count of false sworn declaration (18 USC § 1623), both of which are felonies under the United States Code.

By petition dated May 1, 1998, the Departmental Disciplinary Committee seeks an order striking respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys…