In re Roxborough6/7/2001
ion in the amount of thousands of dollars to clients and doctors since he was suspended. Tr. I 138-39. He estimated the total repaid restitution as of the hearing as $189,000. Tr. I 139. He testified that restitution had forced him into a foreclosure on his home and personal bankruptcy. Id. For example, at the time of the hearing, Petitioner had paid $5,000 in restitution to one client (Cornish), $20,000 to another, unnamed client, and $18,000 to Capital City Investment Co. Tr. II 43-44.
75. Petitioner never made restitution to Mr. Madison. Tr. II 40. Petitioner has informed the Board that restitution of $650 will be made to Mr. Madison by May 2001. Petitioner's Affidavit, Jan. 2, 2001 ("Petitioner's Affidavit").
76. Petitioner had paid much of the restitution owed to his client, Jacqueline King, including $1,350 since the hearing. Id. He still owes her $1,600, her doctor over $1,500, and a Neurology Center $1,750. He has secured the remaining King obligations with a promissory note that he promises to pay by May 2001. Id.
77. Petitioner owes the Gunthrop Estate $4,500. Tr. II 110-11. He is investigating whether this amount was paid out of a settlement. Petitioner's Affidavit.
78. Petitioner owes $2,500 to LeRoy Allen. He has represented to the Board that he will make payments of $150 monthly for four years. Id. He owes $4,500 to Joyce Johnson, which he has informed the Board he will pay in monthly installments of $200 for four years. Id.
79. Petitioner owed the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland $90 for a bounced check, but he testified that he had made arrangements to pay the bill. Tr. II 43.
80. At the time of the hearing, Petitioner owed his church approximately $50,000, based upon its loan to assist him in repaying a client who had suffered losses as the result of his partner's theft from the firm's trust account. Tr. I 165, Tr. II 44. At the time of the first hearing in this matter, Petitioner was employed as director of development for Way of the Cross Church of Christ, which is a nationwide organization of 50 churches. He earned $2,000 a month as an independent contractor. Tr. I 33, 50, 143. At the September 1999 hearing, Petitioner testified he was working for the church as a setoff to the money he owed them. In his supplemental submission to the Board, Petitioner has presented convincing proof that the debt to the church has been satisfied.
b. Personal Finances
81. On January 2, 1998, Petitioner filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. BX C at attachment B; Tr. I 159. Schedule E of the petition reflects that Petitioner owed the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") $74,649, the Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury $10,175, and the District of Columbia Department of Finance and Revenue $11,668.21. BX C at Attachment B.
82. Petitioner filed his individual 1995, 1996, and 1997 federal tax returns on June 15, 1998. BX C at Attachment D. His 1995 return reflects a balance of $1,463 owed the IRS. BX C at Attachment D. His 1996 and 1997 returns show balances owed of $7,429 and $3,486 respectively. BX C at Attachment D. At the time of the hearing, he had not paid these balances, Tr. I 183-84, and estimated his debt to the IRS as $27,000.
83. Petitioner informed the Board that, as of January 2001, he was in the process of attempting to compromise the debt to the IRS. Petitioner's Affidavit. Petitioner is willing to pay approximately $35,000. Id. His church is willing to loan him funds to pay that amount. Id.
84. Petitioner filed his individual 1995, 1996, and 1997 Maryland tax returns on June 15,
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