New York State Education Department
Office of the
Professions
Summaries of Regents Actions on Professional
Misconduct and Discipline
November 14, 1997
Terms under which this
information is provided.
Architecture - Dentistry - Professional Engineering
and Land Surveying - Nursing - Ophthalmic Dispensing - Pharmacy -
Physical Therapy - Podiatry
- Psychology - Public
Accountancy - Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
James Chi-Jen Jao, Discovery
Bay, Hong Kong
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 019039; Cal. No.
16860
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been
convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First
Degree, a class E felony, and Falsifying Business Records in the
First Degree, a class E felony.
Dentistry
Sam Salvaltor Fargnoli,
Delhi, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 019891; Cal. No.
16098
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A
misdemeanor.
Alfonso John Merola, III,
Liverpool, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042450; Cal. No.
16093
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
November
1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Censure and Reprimand, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charges of
preparing defective bridges and failing to maintain an accurate
record.
Joseph Haimson, Jackson
Heights, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 024479; Cal. No.
16357
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
12 month suspension, execution of 10 months of suspension stayed;
that the two month period of actual suspension shall commence on
December 15, 1997 and shall conclude on February 14, 1998,
probation 12 months.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
make relevant patient records available to the Office of
Professional Discipline.
Patricia Catherine Blake,
Lakeway, TX
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041429; Cal. No.
16660
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years to commence if and when return to practice, $1,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of permitting
persons who were not licensed to practice as either dentists or
dental hygienists to place temporary fillings in the root canal
of a tooth.
Kevin Barry Sullivan,
Wantagh, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035951; Cal. No.
16835
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
12 month suspension, execution of 11 months of suspension stayed;
that the one month of actual suspension shall commence on
February 1, 1998 and shall conclude on February 28, 1998,
probation 12 months, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charges of
causing a false bill to be provided to a patient and causing a
false insurance statement to be provided for submission to an
insurance company.
Scott M. Parkinson, Tremont,
PA
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045671; Cal. No.
16916
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of
improperly placing his hand on a female patient's breast.
Professional Engineering and Land
Surveying
Charles Rupert Ackerbauer,
Johnstown, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049019; Cal.
No. 16490
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
December 1999 and June 2002)
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of conducting a
survey in which the rear property line was incorrectly drawn
thereby creating a boundary solution which deprived adjacent
property owners of a portion of their land.
Nursing
Regina Lockwood a/k/a Regina C.
Lockwood, Middle Island, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 228147; Cal. No. 15194
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Attempted Arson in the Third Degree, a class D
felony and willfully making or filing false reports.
Angila L. Fair, Niagara
Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
199861; Cal. No. 15372
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: 6 month suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 6 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
respond to a letter sent by the Education Department requesting
that she report to the Education Department for an interview.
Ruth Ann Hanlin, Beaver Dams,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 301088; Cal. No. 15945
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
November
1994)
Action : 2 year suspension with leave to apply
for early termination upon successful completion of certain
coursework - upon service or early termination of suspension,
probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violation
of terms of probation set by the Board of Regents.
Joanne Fabel, Summerville,
SC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 462020; Cal. No. 16284
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action : Suspension until successfully completes
a course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation
2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of unlawfully
obtaining and possessing controlled substances by falsely
recording a non-existent physician's order for a controlled
substance to a patient, forging the signature of another staff
nurse, and fraudulently documenting administrations of controlled
substances.
B. Joanne Shibley Butts,
Cazenovia, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 388579; Cal. No. 16447
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: 18 month suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 18 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of medication
documentation errors and errors related to controlled substance
protocols.
Jean Kearney, Charlotte,
NC
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
063261; Cal. No. 16487
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of willfully
abusing a patient physically.
Gloria Y. Hopkins, Cocoa, FL,
Largo, FL, Clearwater, FL, and Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
137863; Cal. No. 16518
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Revocation
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violating
terms of probation set by the Board of Regents.
Marianne J. Hilgreen a/k/a Patricia F.
Walsh, Westbury, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 324932; Cal. No. 16635
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Issuing a Bad Check, a class B misdemeanor;
Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor; DWI, an unclassified
misdemeanor; Forgery in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor;
and Attempted Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree, a
class B misdemeanor.
Michele D. Mead, Waterloo,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
193845; Cal. No. 16738
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Suspension until fit to practice - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated, an
unclassified misdemeanor; Operating a Motor Vehicle While
Intoxicated, a class E felony; and Aggravated Unlicensed
Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, a class E
felony.
Suzanne Carol Wier a/k/a Suzanne Carol
Carey, Vernon, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 089711, 406875; Cal. Nos. 15742,
15743
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
July
1994)
Action: Application for consent order granted, 6
month suspension with leave to apply, after service of the first
3 months, for early termination of any remaining period of
suspension as set forth in consent order application - upon
service or termination of suspension, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of practicing
beyond her authorized scope by recommending treatment for a
patient after assessing him.
Margaret B. Cleveland, Troy,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 167766; Cal. No. 16277
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $300 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge
failing to review a medication order with a physician,
pharmacist, or nursing supervisor.
Gloria V. Clemente, Long
Island City, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 268989; Cal. No. 16302
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
initiate emergency care to a patient who stopped breathing.
Rita Jane Vanson, Rockville
Centre, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 208818; Cal. No. 16317
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of
obtaining controlled substances by fraud or deceit.
Bonnie A. DeGroff, New
Windsor, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 297025; Cal. No. 16325
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $250 fine, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of having been
convicted of Assault in the Third Degree, a class A
misdemeanor.
Luke Gentilcore, Jr., Auburn,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 151545, 349812; Cal. Nos. 16366,
16367
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year
to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of falling
asleep on two occasions while caring for a patient.
Diana Walter, Monticello,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 311703; Cal. No. 16442
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 3
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 3
years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of one
transcription error, failing to maintain accurate patient
records, and violating a term of probation imposed by Board of
regents.
Terry Allen Berray, Port
Crane, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 230352, 227676; Cal. Nos. 16691,
16692
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of medication
and documentation errors.
Carol Lorraine Taylor a/k/a Carol Lorraine
Jay, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
191921; Cal. No. 16730
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of failing to
remove a nitropatch before applying another, medication
administration errors, and IV administration errors.
Maudeline Veronica Clarke,
Bronx, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 465344; Cal. No. 16756
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
December
2000)
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $300 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
maintain an accurate patient record.
Lois Ann Foray a/k/a Lois Ann
Boyd, Wantagh, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 424208; Cal. No. 16764
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1 year suspension,
execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year to take effect
upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
maintain an accurate patient record.
Jennifer Ann Boyce,
Liverpool, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 190853, 403706; Cal. Nos. 16779,
16778
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
make a visual count of sponges during surgery thereby
contributing to two sponges being left in the patient's
cavity by the surgeon.
Heather Jilson Moore, Elmira,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 458581; Cal. No. 16785
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
March
1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of making
medication errors/omissions.
Rita Ann Neubauer, Chenango
Bridge, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 208416; Cal. No. 16797
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Indefinite suspension in certain area until terminated as set
forth in consent order application - upon termination of
suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of medication
and charting errors.
Dale Marie Ryan, New York,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 331699; Cal. No. 16798
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year
to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of
transfusing a unit of packed red blood cells labeled as having
been cross-matched for one patient into another patient.
Angel L. Rathjen, Tobyhannah,
PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 163556, 376608; Cal. Nos. 16819,
16820
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence following service of the
first three months of suspension and if and when return to
practice.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of indicating on
four nursing reports that she had visited the home of a patient
and provided home care when she had not.
Crystal Sweet Mitchell,
Sayre, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 418308; Cal. No. 16830
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
administer medications, failing to properly assess a
patient's IV sites, and falling asleep while on duty.
Mary C. Borri, New York,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 313426; Cal. No. 16832
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charges of
wrongfully obtaining prescription blanks from employer, forging a
physician's name on blanks, and presenting the purported
prescription at a pharmacy.
Sung Ja Oh, Rego Park, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 404337; Cal. No. 16847
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of administering
an adult dose of an asthma medication to a 46 day old baby
instead of an antibiotic.
Lyndia Agatha Richards, Rego
Park, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 245520; Cal. No. 16850
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of practicing
while impaired by morphine.
Judith D. Laing a/k/a D. Judith
Laing, Rochester, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 165092; Cal. No. 16861
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of medication
administration and charting errors.
Sally McArdle Herr, Buffalo,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse;
14223; Lic. No. 168466; Cal. No. 16887
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of willfully
mislabeling a urine specimen.
Patricia Marquis Cleckley a/k/a Patricia
M. Farrakhan, Yonkers, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
230919; Cal. No. 16898
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of having been
convicted of Petit Larceny.
Mark C. Abraham, Oaks
Corners, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
238815; Cal. No. 16767
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of being a
habitual user of narcotics.
Shari A. Rivera a/k/a Shari A.
Feck, Henrietta, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
169963; Cal. No. 16874
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charges of
having been convicted of Petit Larceny and Attempted Petit
Larceny.
Maria Soledad Corazon Cuba
Montero, Marcy, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 462198; Cal. No. 16908
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been
convicted of Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony and
Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a class D felony.
Ophthalmic Dispensing
Scott Edward Lazinsky,
Monroe, NY, and Nanuet, NY
Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No.
005381; Cal. No. 16689
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
December
1995)
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violation
of terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents.
Pharmacy
Biopharmaceutics, Inc., 900
Station Road, Bellport, NY 11713 Profession:
Manufacturer of Drugs and/or Devices; Reg. No. 101408; Cal. No.
15334
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Revocation, execution of revocation stayed, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Retail establishment does not contest
charges of having been convicted of Making False Statements and
Representations to the US Food and Drug Administration Division
of Generic Drugs.
Shamim Ahmad Khan, Syosset,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 039191; Cal.
No. 16408
Regents action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $3,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing
errors, inspection violations, failing to sign computerized
record of prescription, failing to dispense generic drugs,
dispensing drugs in containers with labels which lacked the name
of the prescriber, and having been convicted of Criminal
Facilitation in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Jawaher L. Perwani, White
Plains, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic.
No. 030567; Cal. No. 16735
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of having been
convicted of Embezzlement of Postal Money Orders.
S & J Pharmacy & Surgical
Supplies, Inc. d/b/a Wheat Bay Pharmacy, 28-30
Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 020730; Cal. No.
16877
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Retail establishment does not contest
charge of holding for sale and/or offering for sale misbranded
and repacked drugs.
Procita Pharmacy, Inc., 944
Little East Neck Road, West Babylon, NY 11704
Profession: Pharmcy; Reg. No. 012842; Cal. No.
16878
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Retail establishment does not contest
charge of holding for sale and/or offering for sale misbranded
and repacked drugs.
J & B Pharmacy,
Inc., 2807 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 020543; Cal. No.
16960
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Retail establishment does not contest
charges of holding for sale and/or offering for sale misbranded
and repacked drugs and having no licensed pharmacist on duty
while the pharmacy was open to the public.
Barbara Ann Price, Port Ewen,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026809; Cal.
No. 16971
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of dispensing
non-controlled prescription-required drugs for self use in the
absence of a valid prescription.
Joseph Frank Pappalardo,
Staten Island, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 027114; Cal.
No. 16812
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges having been
convicted of Grand Larceny in the First Degree, Conspiracy in the
Fourth Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
First Degree, Forgery in the Second Degree, and Falsifying
Business records in the First Degree.
Vincent J. Procita, Jr., West
Islip, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 023183; Cal.
No. 16875
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of
holding for sale and/or offering for sale misbranded and repacked
drugs.
Bay Drug Pharmacy & Surgical, Inc.
d/b/a Hunter Bay Pharmacy, 790 Udall Road, West
Islip, NY 11795,br> Profession: Pharmacy;
Reg. No. 019944; Cal. No. 16876
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender registration
granted.
Summary: Retail establishment does not contest
charge of holding for sale and/or offering for sale misbranded
and repacked drugs.
Physical Therapy
Angela J. Bailey-Hardy,
Hempstead, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 011077;
Cal. No. 15946
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: 12 month suspension, execution of last
11 months of suspension stayed, probation one year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of submitting
vouchers to an insurance company with the intent to defraud and
deceive, certifying that she had treated a patient when she had
not, and failure to maintain records.
Podiatry
Philip J. Organ, Fishkill,
NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002217; Cal.
No. 15766
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
$5,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of
operating on a part of a patient's foot without due
authorization.
Psychology
Michael Projansky, New Paltz,
NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 003575; Cal.
No. 16180
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
Suspension for not less than 1 year and until terminated as set
forth in consent order application - upon termination of
suspension, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of engaging in
sexual conduct with a patient.
Public Accountancy
Thomas J. Blair, Binghamton,
NY, and Mastic Beach, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; 11951; Lic. No. 046087;
Cal. No. 16519
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Revocation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Wire Fraud and Knowingly, Intentionally, and
Unlawfully Conspiring with One or More Persons to Give False
Sworn Testimony.
Robert J. Futerman,
Hicksville, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 036482; Cal. No. 16609
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997 (see also
December 2002)
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
file tax forms.
Gerald D. Ross, Pittsford,
NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031099; Cal. No. 16734
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension
stayed, probation for last 18 months, $15,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of being
convicted of Filing False Statement with a Financial
Institution.
Paul Anthony Kemnitzer, Glens
Falls, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 068237; Cal. No. 16899
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 1
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1
year, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of Offering a
False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree.
Richard Bernard Brown, North
Bellmore, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031942; Cal. No. 16868
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of having been
convicted of Conspiracy to Make False Statements.
Veterinary Medicine
Sheldon Lewis, Bellerose,
NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006689; Cal.
No. 16587
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted,
$500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to
sedate an animal prior to clipping its nails.
Walter Lee Maddox,
Jr.,Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 003312; Cal.
No. 16806
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of permitting an
unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license.
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