In re Kelly
In re Kelly
Opinion of the Court
On March 22, 2000, respondent Geoffrey P. Kelly was convicted on a plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to three counts of filing a false income tax return and one count of bank fraud.
As a result of his convictions, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania disbarred respondent on consent.
Bank fraud is indeed a crime of moral turpitude per se.
ORDERED that Geoffrey P. Kelly is disbarred, pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-2503(a), from the practice of law in the District of Columbia. We note that respondent has not filed the affidavit required by D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g). We direct his attention to the requirements of that rule and their effect on his eligibility for reinstatement. See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 16(c).
So ordered.
. In violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1), respectively.
. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kelly, 565 Pa. 254, 772 A.2d 955 (2001).
.In re Rosenbleet, 592 A.2d 1036 (D.C. 1991).
. In re McGough, 605 A.2d 605, 605 (D.C. 1992) ("We need not consider whether all the offenses involve moral turpitude, for conviction of any such crime mandates respondent's disbarment under D.C.Code § ll-2503(a).”)
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