In the Matter of Harry Kronish, an Attorney and Counselor at Law, Respondent. Joint Bar Association Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner

In the Matter of Harry Kronish, an Attorney and Counselor at Law, Respondent. Joint Bar Association Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner. [MAJORITY] —Motion by petitioner, pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 90 of the Judiciary Law to strike respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys on the grounds that on May 1, 1973 he was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on his plea of guilty to the felony of unlawfully, willfully and knowingly, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, while a public official, directly or indirectly, asking, demanding, exacting, soliciting, seeking, accepting, etc., things of value ($2,000) because of official acts to be performed by him in connection with an investigation (US Code, tit 18, §§ 201, 2). Motion granted. Accordingly, by virtue of the statute (Judiciary Law, § 90, subd 4) said Harry Kronish admitted to practice in this court under the name Harry T. Kornish on October 13, 1965 has ceased to be an attorney and counselor at law or competent to practice law as such. The clerk of this court is directed to strike his name from the roll of attorneys and counselors at law forthwith (Matter of Chu, 42 NY2d 490). Mollen, P. J., Hopkins, Martuscello, Latham and Damiani, JJ., concur.