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An attorney convicted of bribery and wire fraud has been disbarred by the New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department

The respondent was convicted for his role in a bribery scheme to allow Malcolm A. Smith, a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, to run on the Republican ticket in the 2013 race for Mayor of New York City. On March 4, 2015, he was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment on counts one, three, and six, and 120 months on counts two and five, to run concurrently. In addition, he was sentenced to two years of supervised release and a $500 assessment fee.

The court

By virtue of his felony conviction, the respondent was automatically disbarred and ceased to be an attorney pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(4)(a).

(Mike Frisch)