On May 1, 2025, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals entered a Judgment of Disbarment in the compulsory discipline case against Houston attorney RICHARD J. PLEZIA [#16072800]. On October 4, 2023, a Judgment in a Criminal Case was entered in Cause No. 4:19-cr-00450-005, styled United States of America v. Richard Plezia, in the United States District Court Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, wherein Plezia was found guilty of Conspiracy to defraud the United States, False Statements, and Falsification of Records. Plezia was sentenced to six months and one day in the Bureau of Prisons. On August 22, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an Opinion and Judgment in the appeal styled United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Richard Plezia, Defendant-Appellant, Case No. 23-20483, vacating the judgment of conviction as to one count, but affirming all others. The conviction is now final. The Board previously determined that these offenses constitute Intentional Crimes and Serious Crimes as defined by the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. BODA Case No. 68989.