PORTLAND – A state ethics board has recommended that a Boothbay Harbor lawyer be disbarred for allegedly stealing at least $70,000 from a private trust that he controlled.

The Portland Press Herald reports that information regarding the conduct of Franklin A. Poe also has been turned over to the financial crimes division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office for a criminal review.

Last week, Poe sent a letter to the state Board of Bar Overseers, asking it to accept his resignation as a lawyer in Maine.

J. Scott Davis, the lead lawyer for the board, declined to comment on Poe’s request.