Part Of Plea Bargain

The Nebraska Supreme Court has accepted a voluntary license surrender

The respondent states that on October 11, 2022, he was “indicted in the Middle District of Georgia (Criminal No. 4:22 CR-24)” on three counts, including conspiracy to commit visa fraud, as well as creating and submitting false documents to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. He states that on February 13, 2024, he received a certified letter from the relator informing him that he was under formal investigation for his conduct in Georgia pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. § 3-309(E) (rev. 2011). The respondent states that on February 20, he entered into a plea agreement and knowingly pled guilty to two counts of “False Documents,” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(3) (2018), having been advised of his constitutional rights and having had the charges stated to him. Under the plea agreement, the respondent agreed to surrender his license to practice law prior to sentencing and agreed to cease the practice of law.

The court imposed disbarment.

The case is STATE EX REL. COUNSEL FOR DIS. V. RAMPERSAD Cite as 317 Neb. 514 (Mike Frisch)