In re Mengfei Yu

*144OPINION OF THE COURT

On April 2, 2013, the respondent pleaded guilty before the Honorable Robert P. Patterson in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to immigration fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1546, and conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 371.

As stated by the Court of Appeals in Matter of Margiotta (60 NY2d 147, 150 [1983]):

“The Judiciary Law provides for automatic disbarment when an attorney is convicted of a felony. Under this section, an offense committed in any other State, district or territory of the United States where…