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In Artusa, we found in mitigation that, although the attorney had passed bad checks, he did not do so as part of a scheme to receive anything of personal value in return. Id. at 5.
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D-16 September Term 2020 085024
05-06-2021
In the MATTER OF Santo V. ARTUSA, Jr., An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 043212009)
ORDER
This matter have been duly presented pursuant to Rule 1:20-10(b), following a granting of a motion for discipline by consent in DRB 20-184 of Santo V. Artusa, Jr., of Jersey City, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2009;
And the Office of Attorney Ethics and respondent having signed a stipulation of discipline by consent in which it was agreed that respondent violated RPC 1.15(d) (recordkeeping violations), RPC 8.1(b)(failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects), and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation);
And the parties having agreed that respondent's conduct violated RPC 1.15(d), RPC 8.1(b), RPC 8.4(b) and RPC 8.4(c), and that said conduct warrants a censure or lesser discipline as determined by the Board, and having further agreed that the censure should be conditioned on respondent providing proof of full restitution of all funds due;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that a censure is the appropriate discipline for respondent's unethical conduct and having granted the motion for discipline by consent in District Docket No. XIV-2018-0127E;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having submitted the record of the proceedings to the Clerk of the Supreme Court for the entry of an order of discipline in accordance with Rule 1:20-16(e); And the Court having reviewed the matter and having determined to accept the discipline by consent (censure) and the condition that respondent be required to make full restitution to the State Treasurer as stipulated by the parties;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Santo V. Artusa, Jr., of Jersey City is hereby censured; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall make full restitution to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey within sixty days after the filing date of this Order and provide proof thereof to that Office of Attorney Ethics; and it is further
ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.