In re EDWARD WESLEY ROUSH, Jr.

On October 27, 2005, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed an agreed interlocutory order of suspension against Dallas attorney Edward Wesley Roush, Jr., 48, SBOT Card No. 17324600. On or about February 2, 2005 Roush pled guilty to tax evasion, an intentional crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in Case No. 3:02-CR-388-N, styled, United States of America v. Edward Wesley Roush, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Roush was sentenced 27 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $652,000 and an assessment of $100. Roush has appealed the conviction. Roush resigned in lieu of discipline on June 5, 2007.