On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility issued a report recommending the disbarment of attorney Sara J. King.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Sara J. King,” with case no. 24-BG-0275.
In the report, the Board provided background on King’s guilty plea in June 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to charges of wire fraud and money laundering. King is scheduled to be sentenced for these crimes in October 2024.
The Board explained that wire fraud has been established under D.C. law as a crime of moral turpitude, requiring disbarment. While money laundering has not been specifically classified, when multiple offenses occur, disbarment is imposed if one charge involves moral turpitude.
Moreover, the report noted King has not been sentenced yet, so action by the D.C. Court of Appeals should be deferred until her sentencing takes place and a final judgment of conviction is provided. However, based on her wire fraud conviction, the Board recommended the Court disbar King once sentencing is completed based on her commission of a crime of moral turpitude.
The recommendation states:
“For the foregoing reasons, the Board recommends that, upon receipt of a certified copy of the final judgment of conviction, the Court disbar Respondent pursuant to D.C. Code II-2503(a) based on her conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude per se.”
According to avvo.com, Ms.King is a real estate attorney in Irvine, California. She attended the Loyola Law School. She acquired her law license in the District of Columbia in 2016.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
