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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.
In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.
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April 2023
Nursing
LAURA LYNNE LUKE (A/K/A EDICK LAURA LYNNE); NEW HARTFORD NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 491833; Cal. No. 32713
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
LAURA LYNNE LUKE (A/K/A EDICK LAURA LYNNE); NEW HARTFORD NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 333748; Cal. No. 32714
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
LAURI BETH MIKRUT (A/K/A KORZENIEWSKI LAURI BETH, KORZENIEWSKI LAURI B); CHEEKTOWAGA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 288620; Cal. No. 31628
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having practiced the profession of nursing fraudulently; committing unprofessional conduct and conduct in the practice of her profession as a registered professional nurse which evidenced moral unfitness to practice; and for having been convicted of three counts of Identity Theft in the 1st Degree, a class D felony.
LAURI BETH MIKRUT (A/K/A KORZENIEWSKI LAURI BETH); BUFFALO NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 631262; Cal. No. 31629
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having practiced the profession of nursing fraudulently; committing unprofessional conduct and conduct in the practice of her profession as a registered professional nurse which evidenced moral unfitness to practice; and for having been convicted of three counts of Identity Theft in the 1st Degree, a class D felony.
MEGAN ELIZABETH MILLER (A/K/A MILLER MEGAN E); GLOVERSVILLE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 299000; Cal. No. 33388
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of wasting medications without a witness.
STACEY ANN O'DONNELL (A/K/A GOLDENBERG STACEY ANN); ODESSA FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 454764; Cal. No. 33287
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting a fictitious COVID-19 vaccination record card to hospital administration.
ELIZABETH MAIRE PRZYBYLOWICZ; WEBSTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292561; Cal. No. 32952
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having failed to attach an oxygen monitor and ventilator trach to ventilator-dependent child.
RENEE E SHABAZZ (A/K/A BREUER RENEE ELIZABETH); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262703; Cal. No. 31076
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for committing unprofessional conduct within the purview and meaning of New York Education Law section 6509(9); practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion; practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently; and unprofessional conduct in the practice of nursing.
WADE A SULLIVAN; MORRISONVILLE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 672023; Cal. No. 33455
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of striking a restrained patient across the face in the State of Texas while transporting said patient to an observation room.
WADE A SULLIVAN; MORRISONVILLE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310505; Cal. No. 33454
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of striking a restrained patient across the face in the State of Texas while transporting said patient to an observation room.
DEBRA FAYE SUTTON (A/K/A LOFT DEBRA); HARPERSFIELD NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 334493; Cal. No. 33430
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having documented wasting narcotic medications, when in fact, she never wasted the medication.
FREHIWOT HAILU WALELIGN; BINGHAMTON NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 546303; Cal. No. 33230
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Trespass, 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
JEFFREY J WEGMAN (A/K/A WEGMAN JEFFREY); PORT BYRON NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 287302; Cal. No. 33440
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations with a patient.
ANNETTE WOLMAN; SAN DIEGO CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 419237; Cal. No. 33471
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having practiced the profession of nursing while impaired by ethanol in the State of Florida.
Pharmacy
CALVIN J ENG; FRESH MEADOWS NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 058334; Cal. No. 33192
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to follow hospital procedures when wasting pharmaceuticals.
Podiatry
IRA BERNSTEIN; BARDONIA NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 005869; Cal. No. 31626
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the 2nd Degree, a class B felony; two counts of Conspiracy in the 4th Degree, a class E felony; and Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
Psychology
PATRICIA MARIE ROY-PETRICK; NORTH TONAWANDA NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 020906; Cal. No. 33369
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having violated professional boundaries with a patient while continuing to treat the patient for mental health issues.
Public Accountancy
JAMES 3D A DEPALMA; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 034512; Cal. No. 33423
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of engaging in disclosure and/or accounting practices, on multiple occasions, that improperly recognized revenue amounts in numerous financial reports filed with the SEC and/or in statements to the public.
JOSE PAOLO ESPIRITU; JAMAICA NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 107728; Cal. No. 33386
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to assess user entity controls in a service organization auditor's report, failure to adequately perform tests of control, and failure to obtain appropriate audit evidence.
LIGGETT & WEBB PA PC; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 33116
Action: Application to surrender certificate of incorporation granted.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence to determine whether a distributor's receivables were properly valued.
BRIAN JOHN SWEET; FRESNO CA
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 118231; Cal. No. 33462
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, a class D felony; and Attempt and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a class C felony.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
LYUBOV BEYLINA; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Speech - Language Pathologist; Lic. No. 022846; Cal. No. 33429
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud, a felony.
PATRICIA ELLEN HAKIM; FOREST HILLS NY
Profession: Speech - Language Pathologist; Lic. No. 013523; Cal. No. 33395
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud, a felony.
Veterinary Medicine
MARY HALCYONE JENSEN FALES; FALCONER NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007949; Cal. No. 33223
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having failed to document her conversations with a dog's owner regarding treatment and having failed to document the time when treatment was provided; and probation term violations.
March 2023
Chiropractic
JAMES ROBERT GRAZIANO; EAST NORTHPORT NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 010072; Cal. No. 33347
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, as an unclassified misdemeanor, and Driving While Intoxicated, as an E felony.
JAMES PAUL WALZER; SYRACUSE NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 008622; Cal. No. 31934
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for practicing the profession of chiropractic fraudulently; having practiced the profession of chiropractic with negligence on more than one occasion; and having engaged in unprofessional conduct in the profession of chiropractic.
Dentistry
JOSEPH C DELISI (A/K/A DELISI JOSEPH C JR); NEW YORK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035832; Cal. No. 33314
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of boundary violations.
PAMELA JANE MOSES (A/K/A HARTMAN PAMELA JANE); CAZENOVIA NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 054624; Cal. No. 33363
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having cracked a tooth and failed to document the damage.
Nursing
JUDY ADLER (A/K/A MCCARTHY JUDY, BROOKS JUDY, RIBNICK JUDY); SOUND BEACH NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 145351; Cal. No. 33418
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to report a patient's slip and fall to the supervising nurse on duty.
REBECCA LYNN ANDERSON; SACRAMENTO CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 605718; Cal. No. 33371
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of California, failing to accurately document the administration or wastage of the controlled substance fentanyl for three patients.