Two attorneys who pleaded guilty to unrelated crimes have been disbarred by the Appellate Division, Second Department. The court on July 31 accepted the resignations of Jacquelyn Todaro of Westbury, Nassau County, and Scott Richard Forcino of New Rochelle, Westchester County.
Todaro pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, a felony, following her indictment in the Southern District. She was charged in connection with a mortgage fraud that resulted in the arrests of more than a dozen individuals and the convictions of four real estate attorneys (NYLJ, Aug. 5, 2011). At least two other attorneys who were arrested, Neal Sultzer of Plainview, and Michael Schlussel of Merrick, had previously been disbarred.
