Attorney Reema Nicki Bajaj, 28, of Sycamore, Ill., was suspended for three years from practicing law for not reporting that she worked as a prostitute, according to the American Bar Association Journal.
The Illinois Supreme Court agreed with the three-year suspension after Bajaj plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of prostitution and failed to disclose her illegal work history on her bar application.
The petition filed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission alleges that the prostitution occurred between 2005 and January 2011.
According to the petition, Bajaj identified herself as “Nikita” in ads posted on AdultFriendFinder.com., the ABA Journal states.
She performed sex acts with two men who answered the ads, the Disciplinary Commission alleges, one of which resulted in a June 2012 guilty plea. But Bajaj denied ever exchanging sex for money in sworn testimony in the ethics case in September 2012. The Journal reported.
She also said she stopped being a prostitution after becoming a lawyer.
The commission stated that testimony was false. The commission also alleges that Bajaj failed to disclose information on her bar application, including:
• She didn’t disclose her “Nikita” alias in response to a question asking if she had ever been known by other names.
• She didn’t disclose her employment as a prostitute in response to a question about jobs she held in the last 10 years.
• She answered no when asked about possible misconduct.
The Journal stated that Bajaj received her law license in November 2010 after graduating from Northern Illinois University College of Law.