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JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY
NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC INTERIM SUSPENSION Case No. 16-125-AI Notice Issued: November 7, 2016
Charles T. Busse, P 49770, Rochester, Michigan Effective November 3,2016 On November 3,2016, respondent entered a plea of guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, to the following felonies: Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, in violation of 18 USC § 371; Bribery of a Public Official, in violation of 18 USC §§
201 (b)(1 )(A), (8) and (C); Tax Evasion, in violation of 26 USC § 7201; and Failure to Report Currency Transactions of more than $10,000, in violation of 31 USC § 5324(b)(1). Upon acceptance of the plea by the court, on November 3, 2016, respondent was convicted and, in accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended.
Upon the filing of a certified judgment of conviction, this matter will be assigned to a hearing panel for further proceedings. The interim suspension will remain in effect until the effective date of an order filed by a hearing panel.