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Forbes gets six-month law license suspension
The Ohio Supreme Court gave former Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Oversight commissioner George L. Forbes a six-month suspension from practicing law after his conviction on six charges of ethics violations.
Forbes may continue practicing law during the suspension as long as he refrains from further misconduct, the court said on Thursday, June 11.
Forbes, a Democrat who served 26 years on the Cleveland City Council and served 10 years on the BWC Oversight Commission, took an active role in shaping the bureau’s investment policies. Brokers and money managers, anxious to get a slice of the BWC’s $20.9 billion investment portfolio, often made sales pitches to Forbes and other Oversight Commission members, investigators said.
But Forbes crossed ethical lines when he accepted freebies, including charter flights, limo rides and meals, from brokers and failed to report the gifts on his annual financial disclosure statements. Forbes was convicted in 2007.
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By cynical seer
June 16, 2009 7:20 PM | Link to this
My contempt for lawyers is perpetually reenforced. Those who are supposed to know the law are better at breaking it.