The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended for a year the law license of an attorney whose emails to Ohio State University's former football coach triggered an ongoing scandal and NCAA investigation that cost the coach his job.
At issue was whether Columbus attorney Christopher Cicero violated professional rules of conduct that prohibit revealing information from meetings with a client or a prospective client.
The court's decision followed the recommendation of a disciplinary board that argued Cicero wrongly discussed interviews with tattoo parlor owner Edward Rife, a potential client.
Cicero sent emails to then-coach Jim Tressel in April 2010, warning him that players were selling memorabilia or trading them for tattoos.
The correspondences sparked the scandal and ended Tressel's Ohio State career.
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Previous Stories:
June 11, 2012: Board Recommends 6-Month Law License Suspension For Tressel Tipster
April 10, 2012: Tressel Tipster’s Law License On The Line After Speeding Ticket Dispute
April 6, 2012: Tressel Tipster Jailed Over Traffic Ticket Dispute
February 14, 2012: Agency Wants To Suspend Tressel Tipster’s Law License
November 14, 2011: Tressel Tipster Could Lose Right To Practice Law
June 13, 2011: Attorney Who Tipped Off Tressel Faces Misconduct Charges
March 15, 2011: Ex-Ohio State Football Player Says He Told Tressel About Player Investigation
March 11, 2011: Attorney: Tattoo Shop Owner Didn’t Tip Off Ohio State
March 9, 2011: Tressel's Rules Violation Could Impact Ohio State Recruiting
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
