PORTLAND — A Saco attorney convicted in 2014 on conspiracy to launder $177,500 worth of marijuana proceeds will have his law license reinstated July 1.
Gary Prolman was sentenced in December 2014 to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
Prolman was suspended from practicing law in June 2012.
Prolman’s prison term and suspension were related to the conviction of David Jones and others who were convicted of illegally distributing hundreds of pounds of marijuana in Maine and elsewhere between 2011 and October 2013. Between June and September of 2012, Prolman laundered about $177,500 worth of those drug proceeds, according to court records.
Prolman took cash from Jones to purchase an interest in his sports agency business. Prolman illegally structured cash deposits and cashier’s check purchases to avoid federal currency reporting requirements, and he used structured cashier’s checks to jointly purchase real estate with Jones in a transaction where only Prolman’s name appeared as the owner on the deed.
In a decision dated March 7, Donald Alexander, associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, ruled that Prolman’s suspension from practicing law will terminate July 1. According to conditions set by Alexander, Prolman must participate in substance abuse counseling and treatment for the next four years. He must not excessively consume alcohol nor consume or possesses marijuana or other illegal drugs, and he will be subject to drug testing and monitoring.
“Based on the findings and conclusions stated in this Order, the Court concludes that, but for the aberrational events in 2012, and Prolman’s reluctance to accept full responsibility for his actions and ethical violations during 2013 and 2014, Gary M. Prolman has been a valued and trusted attorney and an unusually important and generous contributor to his community outside the law,” said Alexander in the March 7 decision.
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