In re Coles

On March 31, 2003, the respondent, Terence A. Coles, was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of conspiracy to commit fraud in the first degree, fraud in the first degree, receiving stolen property, and bribery. Respondent had misused his position as an administrator of the District of Columbia Escheated Estates Fund to defraud the fund of approximately $20,000 meant to benefit low-income residents of the District of Columbia. Following his sentence to 36 months of incarceration, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…