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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 99-B-3434 IN RE: ALVAREZ T. FERROUILLET, JR.

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PER CURIAM*
This matter arises from one count of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Alvarez T. Ferrouillet, Jr., an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but who is currently on interim suspension.1

UNDERLYING FACTS This matter arises out of respondent's federal conviction for activities in connection with the 1993 congressional campaign of Henry W. Espy, Jr.2 After the unsuccessful campaign, Mr. Espy was left with considerable debt. Respondent agreed to chair the committee to retire Mr. Espy's campaign debt, and in May 1993, respondent and his law firm guaranteed a $75,000 loan made to the Espy campaign by First National Bank of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Respondent subsequently entered into an arrangement with John Hemmingson, president of Crop Growers Insurance, Inc. ("CGI"), which was intended to mask an illegal contribution by CGI to Mr. Espy's campaign. Respondent drafted a fraudulent

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Marcus, J., not on panel. Rule IV, Part II,

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