Case ID: ad2d_56/html/0435-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of Alan Hochberg, an Attorney, Respondent. Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Petitioner.
    First Department,
    April 5, 1977
    
      James D. Porter, Jr., for petitioner.
    No appearance on behalf of respondent.
   Per Curiam.

Respondent was admitted to the Bar in the First Department on June 23, 1967.

On December 15, 1976, respondent, after a jury trial, was convicted in Supreme Court, Albany County, of the crimes of corrupt use of position or authority (Election Law, § 448), an attempt to commit the crime of fraudulently and wrongfully affecting the results of a primary election (Penal Law, § 110.00; Election Law, § 421, subd 5) and of unlawful fees and payments (Public Officers Law, § 77). He was thereafter sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year with respect to the crimes of corrupt use of position or authority and unlawful fees and payments, and to a term of three months for the crime of an attempt to commit the crime of fraudulently and wrongfully affecting the results of a primary election, the sentences to run concurrently.

The crimes of corrupt use of position or authority and of unlawful fees and payments are felonies and pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 55.10 of the Penal Law such crimes are designated as class E felonies.

Petitioner Association of the Bar of the City of New York by petition seeks to have respondent’s name stricken from the roll of attorneys. Such action is mandatory (Judiciary Law, § 90, subd 4).

The petition is granted and respondent’s name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.

Kupferman, J. P., Murphy, Lupiano, Birns and Markewich, JJ., concur.

Respondent’s name struck from the roll of attorneys and counselors at law in the State of New York.