Decision record
Dexter Charles Anthony Wadsworth
Allegation / charges
Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered January 18, 2022. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 24, 2021. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT …
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Dexter Wadsworth, enrolled as an attorney in Jamaica based on his New York qualification, resigned from the New York bar in 2008 amid disciplinary proceedings, admitting in his affidavit of resignation that he had converted large amounts of clients' funds, aided a fraudulent financial scheme, failed to maintain proper client accounts and failed to return legal fees despite a court order. The Jamaican Disciplinary Committee found him guilty of egregious professional misconduct. He was struck from the Roll of Attorneys-at-law in Jamaica and ordered to pay costs of $500,000.00.
Duties found breached:
- Avoid wasting the court's time
- No improper use of client money
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report
Aggravating factors:
- Egregious nature of the misconduct admitted
- Prior disciplinary proceedings and striking off/resignation in New York
- Failure to appear or provide mitigation submissions
Duties engaged
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