Convicted OneCoin cash launderer Mark Scott is dealing with disbarment.
In line with a report from the Miami Herald, Scott has been suspended from practising regulation as of final Wednesday.
The Miami Herald’s report could be verified in opposition to Scott’s Florida Bar disciplinary motion web page, which hyperlinks to a Feb third Supreme Court docket order.
ORDERED that this suspension shall be efficient thirty days from the date of this order in order that respondent can shut out his observe and shield the pursuits of present purchasers.
The order was accompanied by a petition requesting everlasting disbarment, which up to now Scott has refused to signal.
As a substitute, Scott (proper) is defending the case.
“The Bar despatched me a bundle providing that plan of action,” Scott stated Thursday by telephone.
“I’m not fascinated about that. I’m nonetheless preventing for my life in New York with none cause to surrender.”
I haven’t adopted a disbarment case earlier than, however as I perceive it the Supreme Court docket’s suspension order stands pending the end result of the case.
As per the Supreme Court docket’s order;
The above matter has been referred to the Chief Decide of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for the appointment of a referee.
Scott was discovered responsible of laundering for OneCoin final November. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Could twenty sixth.
Unsure how lengthy these disbarment hearings take however we’ll maintain you up to date if we hear something.
Within the meantime, anybody need to have a crack at elevating a disbarment protection in opposition to a $400 million greenback cash laundering conviction?
I imply truthfully, on what planet does “Sure, I’m the lawyer who acquired caught laundering tons of of tens of millions of {dollars} for a Ponzi scheme. They let me maintain practising lulz” occur?
Replace 14th March 2020 – On March twelfth the Supreme Court docket of Florida stayed Scott’s disbarment proceedings.
Scott’s disbarment case has been stayed pending the end result of his acquittal/new trial movement. That movement was filed in Scott’s OneCoin legal case.
Replace thirty first October 2020 – Scott’s disbarment proceedings in Florida stay suspended. New York nevertheless determined to disbar Scott as of October twenty ninth.