Dexter Charles Anthony Wadsworth

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The General Legal Council Disciplinary Committee heard a complaint against Jamaican attorney Dexter Wadsworth, based on his earlier resignation and striking from the New York roll of attorneys. In his New York affidavit of resignation he had voluntarily admitted converting large amounts of clients' funds, aiding and abetting a fraudulent financial scheme, failing to maintain proper client accounts, and failing to return legal fees in disregard of a court order. The complainant's evidence was unchallenged and the respondent presented no evidence or submissions. The panel found, beyond reasonable doubt, that the respondent was guilty of very grave/egregious professional misconduct under section 12(1) of the Legal Profession Act and Canon 1(b). The panel did not make an express finding of dishonesty in this decision. Sanction was deferred to a later scheduled date; no sanction, fine, or costs were stated in this decision.

Duties found breached:

• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• Uphold public trust in the profession