An Ohio Supreme Court disciplinary board has again recommended a six-month law license suspension for the lawyer whose email tips about Ohio State football players trading memorabilia for tattoos triggered a far-reaching scandal.
The Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline made its recommendation after reviewing a request by Christopher Cicero that it reconsider its original ruling.
The board made its updated recommendation Friday. The final punishment is up to the Supreme Court.
At issue is whether Cicero violated professional rules of conduct that prohibit revealing information from meetings with a client or a prospective client.
Cicero has argued the board relied on a faulty transcript of its November hearing and that a corrected quote in the updated transcript weakens its case.
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Previous Stories:
April 6, 2012: Tressel Tipster Jailed Over Traffic Ticket Dispute
February 14, 2012: Agency Wants To Suspend Tressel Tipster’s Law License
March 8, 2011: Ohio State Suspends Coach Jim Tressel For 2 Games
March 7, 2011: Report: Tressel Knew About Violations Last April
December 30, 2010: NCAA Rebuts Critics Of Ruling On Ohio State Violations
December 28, 2010: Suspended Ohio State Football Players Publicly Apologize
December 23, 2010: Pryor, 5 Others, Face Sanctions For NCAA Violations
December 22, 2010: Ohio State Probing Possible NCAA Violations By Football Players
