Lawyer's License on Ice; Found to Have Helped Client Bookie Run Illegal Gambling Business
A Massachusetts attorney has had his law license indefinitely suspended after he allegedly helped a client bookmaker run an illegal gambling business from the basement of his home, reports the Legal Profession Blog.
The suspension for Mark James O’Connor, who is also accused of earning a 10 percent commission by helping a friend with an out-of-state business obtain $700,000 to $800,000 in cash in a “structuring” scheme that circumvented bank reporting laws, took effect on Aug. 10. A state Board of Bar Overseers opinion summary (PDF) of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruling in the Suffolk County case provides further details.
It says O’Connor admitted that bar counsel could prove the allegations against him by a preponderance of the evidence.
