In re Vincent W. Aldridge

On July 30, 2014 the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a final judgment of disbarment of Fresno, Texas attorney Vincent W. Aldridge 49, State Bar of Texas Card No. 00793244. On or about July 26, 2011, Aldridge was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, ten counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to engage in monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and six counts of aiding and abetting engaging in monetary transaction in criminally derived property, Intentional Crimes as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in case number Case No. 4:10CR00185-001 styled, United States of America v. Vincent Wallace Aldridge, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Aldridge was sentenced to 63 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, followed by supervised release for three years. The court ordered him to pay a fine in the amount of $1,900.00 and restitution in the amount of $891,000.00. Because Aldridge appealed the conviction, on September 29, 2011, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed an interlocutory order of suspension On February 12, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its mandate as judgment affirming Aldridge’s criminal conviction. BODA cause number 49053.