An attorney who disclosed classified information while working as a contract linguist for the FBI in Maryland has had his license to practice suspended in New York. Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, an Israeli-American lawyer, acknowledged that he had committed a "serious crime," but insisted that he was "not motivated by venality, but rather by misguided patriotism." However, a unanimous panel refused to set aside the suspension recommended by the disciplinary committee.
April 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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An attorney who disclosed classified information while working as a contract linguist for the FBI in Maryland has had his license to practice suspended in New York.
Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, an Israeli-American lawyer, acknowledged that he had committed a “serious crime,” but asked the Appellate Division, 3rd Department, to set aside the suspension for “good cause” pending his sentencing in Maryland on the federal felony and a final New York disciplinary determination.
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