MEMBERS PATRICK 4. KEATING CHAIRMAN
MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF L VICE CHAIRMAN HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN ROBERT S. HARRISON ~ D E S S AK OMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W . FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 24/85 R o b e r t G. Corace, Jr., P 12221, P. 0. Box 558447, Miami, FL 33255 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Wayne County Hearing Pane l /I18 and af f i rmed by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board.
1 ) Suspension - Four Years;
2) E f f e c t i v e May 20, 1985. On May 2, 1985, a Judgment of Conviction was en tered i n t he United St a t e s D i s t r i c t Court f o r the Eas t e rn D i s t r i c t of Michigan f ind ing t h a t Respondent was g u i l t y of f i v e counts of mail f raud
i n v i o l a t i o n of USCA 18:1341 and s i x counts of f a l s e s ta tements i n v i o l a t i o n of USCA 18:1001. Upon h i s c o n v i c t i o n of t h o s e f e l o n i e s , Respondent was au toma t i ca l ly suspended from the p r a c t i c e of law by the opera t ion of MCR 9.120(A) and was ordered , ,, t o show . c a u s e why a f i n a l o r d e r of d i s c i p l i n e s h o u l d n o t b e en tered
On June 4 , 1986, the Hearing Panel f i l e d i t s Order s u s p e n d i n g R e s p o n d e n t ' s l i c e n s e f o r a p e r i o d of f o u r y e a r s , commencing May 20, 1985. The Hearing Panel found t h a t Respondent's conv ic t ions were based upon a f i n d i n g t h a t he was the p r e s i d e n t of an o i l - d r i l l i n g company which was s u b j e c t t o c e r t a i n o i l p r i c e g u i d e l i n e r egu la t ions promulgated by the U. S . Department of Energy and t h a t he knowingly misrepresented the source of crude o i l produced o r t ranspor ted by h i s company i n v i o l a t i o n of those r egu la t ions . I n the absence of a r eques t f o r a s t a y f i l e d by Responden t , t h e H e a r i n g P a n e l Orde r became e f f e c t i v e June 26, 1986. Upon cons ide ra t ion of the P e t i t i o n f o r Review f i l e d by the Grievance the Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board a f f i rmed the susp by the Hearing Panel. Costs were a s se s sed i n the amount of $423.40.