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AHENDED NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF L I W S E
JOHN F. X OWhl*iT EXECUTIVE OInECrOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE I 2 6 0 3 3 3 W. FORT STREET OETROIT. MICHIGIN 40225 TELE P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9)6 3 - 5 5 5 5
(Correc t ion of E f fec t ive Date)
F i l e No. DP 72/83
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I rv ing A. Amgust, (P 10296) , 555 S. Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, H I 4801 1 , by the Michigan Supreme Court denying Applicat ion f o r Leave t o Appeal the Decis ion of the Attorney
Di sc ip l ine Board.
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(1) Revocation of l i c e n s e ; (2 ) Ef fec t ive June 28, 1983. The Respondent was found g i l i t y by j u r y v e r d i c t i n the United S t a t e s District Court i n the Eas te rn D i s t r i c t o f Michigan o f t h r e e ( 3 ) c o u n t s o f a n i n d i c t m e n t c h a r g i n g c o n s p i r a c y t o
defraud the United S t a t e s i n v i o l a t i o h o f T i t l e 18, U.S.C., S e c t i o n 371 and two ( 2 ) c o u n t s o f o b s t r u c t i o n o f j u s t i c e i n v i o l a t i o n of T i t l e 18, U.S.C., Sec t ion 1503. Count I charges t h a t respondent conspired wi th an i n t a k e c l e r k of the United S t a t e s Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District o f Michigan, t o defraud t h e Un i t ed S t a t e s o f t h e due a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f j u s t i c e by manipulating the b l ind draw system wi th r e s p e c t t o Chapter 11 p e t i t i o n s f i l e d by him and members o f h i s l a w f i r m f o r t h e purpose of avoid ing o r minimizing the assignment of such p e t i t i o n s to a c e r t a i n judge; the same f a c t s were t h e b a s i s f o r convic t ion under a s e p a r a t e count charg ing obs t ruc t ion of j u s t i c e .
The respondent was charged w i t h another count of obs t ruc t ion of j u s t i c e , and was convicted pursuant t he re to f o r knowingly, w i l l f u l l y and c o r r p u t l y endeavoring to inf luence a n o f f i c e r of the United S t a t e s Bankruptcy Court , a n in t ake c l e r k , who had a duty t o a s s i g n judges t o c a s e s accord ing to the b l ind draw system.
Executive Direc tor b General Counsel
Da ted : January 22, 1986