Jeneba Ghatt

DCCA Order (November 15, 2018)

Summary: In a reciprocal matter from Maryland, the D.C. Court of Appeals imposed identical reciprocal discipline and disbarred Ghatt, nunc pro tunc to October 24, 2018. Ghatt used her attorney trust account to facilitate a complex money laundering scheme that induced investors to advance funds in exchange for a false promise of a full return of the advanced fees and a future construction loan under the guise of an escrow agreement. Ghatt failed to safeguard funds belonging to victims who had been promised a construction loan, then repeatedly misrepresented the disposition of the stolen funds to postpone discovery of the scam.

DCCA Order (September 25, 2018)

Summary: Ghatt was suspended on an interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Maryland.