THE FLORIDA BAR v. FERTIG

No. 71886.

551 So.2d 1213 (1989)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Christopher R. FERTIG, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Jacquelyn P. Needelman, Bar Counsel, Miami, for complainant.

Robert C. Josefsberg of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, and Donna E. Albert and Lance Thibideau, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to article V, section 15, Florida Constitution, we review the disciplinary proceedings against Christopher R. Fertig.

The Bar brought charges against Fertig in 1988, following his 1986 plea of nolo contendere to violations of Florida's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act. Adjudication of guilt was withheld. The gist of the charges was that he helped a law partner and a client launder money for a drug-smuggling scheme...

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