STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH FAIRFIELD JUDICIAL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE PANEL Sue A. Cousineay, Grievance Counsel 316 Main Street, Suite 24 Middletown, CT 06457 (860) 346-1783 Sue.cousinean@jud.ct gov December 4, 2018 Attomey J. Whitfield Larrabee 251 Harvard Street, Suite 9 Brookline, MA 02446 Attomey Paul John Manafort, Jr clo Attomey Frederic 8. Ury 883 Black Rock Tpke Fairfield, CT 06825 Re: Grievance Complaint #18-0380 - Larrabee v Manafort GRIVENCE PANEL FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE Dear Attorney Larrabee and Attorney Manafort: Pursuant to Practice Book §2-32 and Rule 1 of the Grievance Panel Rules of Procedure, the Fairfield Judicial Distriet Grievance Panel (hereinalter, “Gris Panel”) has completed its investigation of the above referenced grievance complaint. Ata scheduled meeting of the Grievance Panel the Panel determined that the record supported a finding of probable cause that the Respondent engaged in misconduct. The Grievance Panel made its determination based upon the written record and without the need for a hearing or following a hearing conducted in accordance with Practice book §2-32(h) and Rule 2 of the Grievance Panel Rules of Procedure. ‘The Grievance Panel determined that the Respondent was convicted of five counts of tax fraud, aud and one count of failure to disclose a foreign bank account, two counts of bankAttorney Larrabee and Attorney Manafort GCH 18-0380 December 4, 2018 Page 2 The Pane! found violations of the following Rules: Rule 8.4 Misconduct ~ The Panel found that the guilty findings provide sufficient evidence to find probable cause that the Respondent violated Rule 8.4(2) and 8.4 (3), Pursuant to Practice Book §2-32(i), this letter and a copy of the Grievance Panel’s record are being filed with the Statewide Grievance Committee and Disciplinary Counsel's Office. A hearing will be conducted before the Statewide Grievance Committee in accordance with Practice Book §2-35(c). You will be contacted in writing by the Statewide Grievance Committee regarding the time and place of the hearing. You will also be contacted by the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel regarding this matter. This concludes the Grievance Panel's investigation of the matter. Very truly yours, Sue A, Cousneau Ce: Statewide Grievance Committee Chief Disciplinary Counsel Panel Members Attorney