Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
October 2006
Acupuncture - Architecture - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Engineering and Land Surveying - Massage Therapy - Nursing - Ophthalmic Dispensing - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy - Podiatry - Psychology - Public Accountancy - Social Work - Veterinary Medicine
Acupuncture
Bin Zhang, Norwalk, CT
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 000550; Cal.
No. 22955
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
having been found guilty of professional misconduct in Connecticut.
Architecture
Louis Carl DiOrio, Utica, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 009874; Cal. No.
21343
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing
to submit plans and specifications in a timely manner to the State
Education Department.
Tom Jannetides, Indianapolis, IN
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 029064; Cal. No.
22939
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Tennessee State
Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners.
Chiropractic
Andrew L. Orlander a/k/a Andrew Orlander, Chappaqua, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003499; Cal.
No. 22445
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Conspiracy
to Commit Mail Fraud.
Dentistry
Guillermo Domingo Dilone a/k/a Guillermo Dilone a/k/a Guillermo D. Dilone a/k/a John Doe, Elmhurst, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 049623; Cal. No. 22541
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class
C felony, relating to intentionally billing Medicaid for dental services
in excess of $50,000.00 that he knew were never rendered.
Henry Ferrarin, St. Augustine, FL
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030471; Cal. No. 22324
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year actual suspension, thereafter 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Tarek Abdel Hamid, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043703; Cal. No. 22169
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting
billings to insurance carriers for services not rendered.
Lawrence Jay White, Bronx, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036682; Cal. No. 22456
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 5 years suspension, execution of last 4 years stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Health Care Fraud, a felony and False Statements
Relating to Health Care Matters, a felony. Licensee submitted reimbursement
claims for procedures that were not performed.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Daniel T. Kessler, Rotterdam, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 065433;
Cal. No. 22552
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of last 10 months of suspension
stayed, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Attempted Unlawful Surveillance in the
2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Massage Therapy
Norddine Abbour, Island Park, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 016109;
Cal. No. 22250
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, a class
B misdemeanor, relating to a client abused during treatment.
Jung Su Park, Elmhurst, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 016068;
Cal. No. 22407
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Promoting Prostitution in the 4th Degree,
a Class A Misdemeanor.
Nursing
Esther M. Ajibola Adigun, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 237843; Cal. No. 22847
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension,
2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of documenting
having performed observations of a psychiatric patient which in fact
were not done.
Marguerite Anita Anderson, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 079298;
Cal. No. 22994
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges that she threw
medications away and documented administration of the same medications
to patients.
Michelle L. Berberich, Pineville, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 499077; Cal. No. 22995
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
having been found guilty of professional misconduct in North Carolina.
Filipinas Redillas Camu a/k/a Camu Apilado, Las Vegas, NV
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 241185, 477919; Cal. Nos. 22906, 22910
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, thereafter 2 years probation
to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been found guilty of professional misconduct in the State of California.
Marcia Knapp Carlin, Lockport, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 182346; Cal. No. 22917
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence
if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure
to provide medication as ordered and administration of medication
through the wrong route.
Bryan Steven Cassinera, Bethpage, NY and Freeport, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 259647, 511585; Cal. Nos. 22792, 22793
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class
D felony, relating to the fraudulent operation of a nursing agency,
submitting false payments, and hiring unlicensed persons for skilled
positions.
Rosanna Cerone, Albany, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 296604; Cal. No. 22341
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crimes of Health Care Fraud and Conspiracy to Distribute
and Dispense Controlled Substances, both felonies.
Deborah A. Charette, Watervliet, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 264898;
Cal. No. 22897
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also June 2009)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months
and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years
probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having
been convicted of Attempted Burglary in the 3rd Degree, a class E
felony, and of failing to reveal a conviction for Petit Larceny.
Amy Charland, Amsterdam, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 407129; Cal. No. 22946
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 3 year actual suspension, thereafter 2 years probation
to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
having been convicted of Willful Violation of Health Laws, an unclassified
misdemeanor.
Jocelyne Louis Charpentier, East Meadow, NY and North Woodmere, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 208444;
Cal. No. 22829
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crimes of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class
D felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree,
a class E felony, relating to Medicaid fraud, resulting in ordered
restitution in the amount of $432,754.
William A. Degraw, Port Jefferson Station, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256740;
Cal. No. 23003
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of stealing
the controlled substance Dilaudid from his hospital employer for
his own use and of falsifying hospital records.
Shelia Dozier, Mt. Vernon, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner; Lic. Nos. 147762, 338864,
Cert. No. 330177; Cal. Nos. 22921, 22920, 22922
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence
if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
Tina M. Gagliardi, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 507075; Cal. No. 22810
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months
and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years
probation upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance,
7th Degree.
Neal R. Ginsberg, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 529553; Cal. No. 22337
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than one month
and until fit to practice as set forth in consent order application
– if and when return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charge of willfully twisting a patient’s wrist while
transferring the patient from a chair to a bed.
Steven Ira Good, Bradenton, FL
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 234417, 474111; Cal. Nos. 22769, 22768
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation if and when
return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing
to administer a patient's daily intravenous dose of Rocephin, and
of administering a patient's Keflex medication three hours late.
Yvette Mary Greaves, Boston, MA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221072;
Cal. No. 22587
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension,
2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in New York
State.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent
or Disabled person, a class B misdemeanor.
Natasha Andrea Grooms, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Lic. No. 272883;
Cal. No. 22898
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 6 months and
until fit practice, upon termination of suspension 1 year probation
to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Willful Violation of the Public Health Laws and
Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
Mary Sue Heenan, Clayton, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 536100; Cal. No. 22901
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence
of Alcohol and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree,
both misdemeanors.
Saramma Jacob, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 132120;
Cal. No. 22913
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Willful Violation of Health Laws and Falsifying
Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
Roy Lee Jenkins, Sperryville, VA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 231934; Cal. No. 22923
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing
to properly initiate resuscitation on a patient and failing to properly
use an ambu bag on a patient.
Nora Justine Loprieno, Saugerties, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 232641;
Cal. No. 22859
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in certain area as set forth
in consent order application, upon termination of partial actual
suspension 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, on
more than one occasion, failing to record the administration of medication
on the patient’s Medication Administration Record (MAR).
Tracy Lutzy, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 269522;
Cal. No. 22735
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to adequately document the care and treatment of several patients.
Maria Denise Murphy, Louisville, KY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 460670; Cal. No. 22743
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also September
2002)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of withdrawing
morphine and Dilaudid without physician orders, fraudulently transcribing
an order increasing the prescribed dosage of morphine and diverting
these narcotics for her personal use, and failing to document the
administration or waste of the morphine and Dilaudid.
Jacqueline J. Ogeen, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; 392 Wabash,
Buffalo, NY 14217; Lic. No. 269871; Cal. No. 22937
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to report her 1996 Criminal Trespass 2nd conviction and her 1997
Driving While Intoxicated conviction on her application for licensure
as a licensed practical nurse and to the charge of having been convicted
of Driving While Intoxicated.
Carrie R. Pursino, Lindenhurst, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 099621;
Cal. No. 22734
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension,
2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing
to document a patient’s low blood sugar, failing to report the patient’s
low blood sugar to a physician or nursing supervisor, and administering
insulin to the patient without having consulted a nursing supervisor
or the patient’s physician.
Ivette Maria Rivera, Shirley, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238104;
Cal. No. 22588
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension
stayed, thereafter 21 months probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree,
a class A misdemeanor, as a result of knowingly submitting false
Medicaid claims.
Boris Y. Rukhlis, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 514894; Cal. No. 22700
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of submitting
a progress note to his employer which falsely represented that he
had made a home care visit which he had not made and falsely representing
in said progress note and in the progress note of another patient
that he had supervised the patients’ personal care worker during
the home care visits.
Linda Anne Ryan, Albion, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 199412;
Cal. No. 22767
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also February
2002)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the
2nd Degree, a class D felony.
Karin Ann Seibold, Canton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 251991, 515142; Cal. Nos. 22748, 22749
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 6 months and
until fit to practice – upon termination of suspension 1 year probation
to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Assault
in the 3rd Degree, both misdemeanors, and to the charge of submitting
invoices and homecare records to her employer for services not provided.
Curtis Dean Seiferth, Franklin Square, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 222519, 446997; Cal. Nos. 22578, 22579
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also February
2000)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice -
upon termination of suspension 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, a class A
misdemeanor, and Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Ebony Dione Sims, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 271600;
Cal. No. 22967
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension,
2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having
been convicted of Attempted Robbery, Attempted Petit Larceny and
Criminal Contempt.
Nina Veloso, Mineola, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 234782;
Cal. No. 22650
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension,
24 months probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failure to follow hospital pre-dialysis protocols, as a result of
which she mistakenly administered the wrong dialyzer to a patient.
Deborah A. Szella Wells, Brewerton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 251790;
Cal. No. 22188
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Suspension for a minimum of 1 month and until successfully
completes course of treatment as set forth in Regents Review Committee
report – upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commencement
upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified
misdemeanor, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle,
an unclassified misdemeanor, and Resisting Arrest, a class A misdemeanor.
Ophthalmic Dispensing
Mary Elizabeth Pfister, Pottstown, PA
Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 007377;
Cal. No. 22977
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having
been convicted of Driving Under the Influence and Retail Theft.
Pharmacy
Naeem Sarfraz Ahmed, Edison, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031445; Cal. No.
22264
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: License was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Dispensing and Possession with Intent to
Dispense Hydrocodone, a felony.
Desai’s Pharmacy, Inc., 228 West 238th Street, Bronx, NY 10463-2408
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 016724; Cal. No.
22787
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000
fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of having
the pharmacy open without a licensed pharmacist on duty.
Narsinh K. Desai, Park Ridge, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032445; Cal. No.
22786
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
the pharmacy open without a licensed pharmacist on duty.
Eugene Finton, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 019697; Cal. No.
22896
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.
Bong Do Alexander Lee, Douglaston, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029563; Cal. No.
22310
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension,
24 months probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to produce a daily printed record for his pharmacy of all prescriptions
filled and refilled each day; and failing to maintain for a particular
prescription a daily record which clearly identifies the practitioner
who ordered the prescription.
Thomas John Sobieski, Deer Park, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 027165; Cal. No.
22851
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also March
2003)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of stealing
quantities of controlled substances from his pharmacy employer.
Throggs Neck Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Lawler Pharmacy, 4105-07 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 018333; Cal. No.
22311
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to charges of failing
to produce a daily printed record of all prescriptions filled and
refilled each day; and of holding outdated drugs for sale.
Physical Therapy
Richard Anthony Hadden, Walden, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Cert.
No. 000985; Cal. No. 22736
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a
class A misdemeanor, relating to failure to comply with a court order.
Podiatry
Michael James Denicola, New York, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 004959; Cal. No.
22415
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 36 month suspension, execution of last 30 months of suspension
stayed, thereafter 36 months probation, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crime of Health Care Fraud, relating to submitting
false claims to an insurance company.
Psychology
Melvon Clifford Swanston, Baldwin, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 010100; Cal.
No. 22801
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension,
2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $5,000
fine payable by February 28, 2007.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Insurance Fraud in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.
Public Accountancy
Peter S. Bromberg, Wellington, FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No.
060717; Cal. No. 22852
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of False Statements in a Report Filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Michael Steven Pedulla, Fort Lee, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No.
076473; Cal. No. 22795
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 12 month actual suspension, 12 month stayed suspension,
2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Receiving the Proceeds of Extortion, a felony.
Paul Weiner, Wayne, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. (Cert.)
No. 023867; Cal. No. 22278
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license (certificate)
granted.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Conspiracy
to Commit Money Laundering, a felony.
Social Work
Edward John Daly, South Cairo, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic.
No. 034418; Cal. No. 22978
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006 (see also April
1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500
fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a felony.
Susan Z. Hirsch, Wantagh,NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic.
No. 012381; Cal. No. 22317
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 5 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension
stayed, thereafter 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been
convicted of the crimes of Health Care Fraud, resulting from intentionally
making and presenting false claims to the Department of Health and
Human Services, resulting in an order of restitution of $282,300.
Veterinary Medicine
Greenvale Animal Hospital PC, 1 Northern Boulevard, Greenvale, NY
Profession: Veterinary Medicine, Cal. No. 22891
Regents Action Date: October 24, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of performing
professional services which had not been duly authorized by the patient
or client or his or her legal representative.
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