John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, located on Fan Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: Jay Yuan/Shutterstock.com. 'A Disturbing Lack of Respect for the Law': Convicted Boston Attorney OK'd to Practice in State Court, but Rejected by Federal Court
"If an attorney who has committed multiple felonies is ever to be reinstated—a debatable proposition in itself—at a minimum he or she must demonstrate a complete acceptance of responsibility and extraordinary remorse and rehabilitation," U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts wrote in his order filed Tuesday.
July 01, 2022 at 03:12 PM
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The chef judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has declined to reinstate a Boston attorney who served nearly three years in prison for multiple money laundering offenses, despite the commonwealth of Massachusetts recently approving him to practice in the state.
Robert A. George Sr., a criminal defense lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, was found guilty by a jury in 2012 on seven counts, including money laundering, money laundering conspiracy, aiding and abetting money laundering, and structuring transactions.
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