On May 4, 2015, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a Judgment of Disbarment against Houston attorney Robert Joseph Andres, 64, State Bar of Texas Card No. 01237450. On or about December 17, 2014, Andres pled guilty to wire fraud, an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in case number DUTX 2:11CR00985-001 RJS, styled, United States of America v. Robert J. Andres, in the United States District Court, District of Utah. Andres was sentenced to 56 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons, followed by supervised release for three years. He was ordered to pay an assessment in the amount of $100.00 and restitution ion the amount of $3,291,310.39 Mr. Andres answered and appeared at the hearing. BODA cause number 55904.