In Re Campbell

Jan 6, 1994
92-SP-931
Reporters:
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Before:
Farrell
PER CURIAM:

This matter is before the court on a report of the Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) recommending respondent’s disbarment pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-2503(a) (1989), based ‍‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍upon her felony convictions in the State of Alaska of one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1) (1992); 1 aiding and abetting the commission of an offense against the United States, in violation of id, § 2; and making false entries in books or records in violation of id. § 1006. The convictions were ‍‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍affirmed on appeal. We agree with the Board’s recommendation and order respondent’s disbarment pursuant to § ll-2503(a).

We have previously held that the crime of federal bank fraud, committed in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(a), is a crime involving moral turpitude. See In re Rosenbleet, 592 A.2d 1036, 1037 (D.C.1991). Thus, we conclude ‍‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍that respondent has been convicted of at least one offense inherently involving moral turpitude, and that she must be disbarred pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-2503(a). We therefore need not consider whether the two additional offenses of which she was convicted also involve moral turpitude. See In re Bond, 519 A.2d 165, ‍‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍166 (D.C.1986).

So ordered.

Notes

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. 18 U.S.Code § 1344(a) provides as follows:

Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice—
(1) to defraud a financial institution; or
(2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by. or under the custody or control of, a financial institution, ‍‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises;

shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.