Matter of Tingwei

Holding The court suspended the respondent for three years, finding that her federal felony conviction for health care fraud constituted a serious crime that raised grave concerns about her character and fitness to practice law. The court rejected arguments that the misconduct was less significant because it occurred prior to admission or outside the practice of law, emphasizing the need to protect the public and maintain professional integrity.

The court’s words

respondent's conviction of a serious crime nonetheless raises grave concerns about her character and fitness

2026 NY Slip Op 06374, at the official text

a plain reading of 18 USC § 1347 clearly meets the definition of a serious crime in New York

2026 NY Slip Op 06374, at the official text

we suspend respondent for three years and in so doing, we further require that any future application by respondent for her reinstatement in this state shall include proof that she has been reinstated in Maryland

2026 NY Slip Op 06374, at the official text