1-Year Suspension Recommended for Former Bush White House Aide Over Theft Charge

The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended to the D.C. Court of Appeals that former White House aide Claude Allen, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to one misdemeanor count of theft of property under $500, be suspended from the practice of law for one year. Allen contended that his conduct was a result of severe stress stemming from his time as an assistant to President George W. Bush for domestic policy issues during and after Hurricane Katrina.