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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.
Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.
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December 2011
Public Accountancy
DAVID GRANT (A/K/A GRANT DAVID J); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 054431; Cal. No. 25944
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.
ARON J SOTNIKOFF (A/K/A SOTNIKOFF ARON JACOB); FAR ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 094167; Cal. No. 25893
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, a felony.
ARON J SOTNIKOFF (A/K/A SOTNIKOFF ARON JACOB); FAR ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 094167; Cal. No. 25893
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, a felony.
Social Work
SVYATOSLAV BAKIS; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 25984
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations that, between November 10, 2009 and March 2010, while practicing as a licensed clinical social worker, he forged at least 9 patients? signatures on their treatment plans for mental health treatment.
SVYATOSLAV BAKIS; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 25984
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations that, between November 10, 2009 and March 2010, while practicing as a licensed clinical social worker, he forged at least 9 patients? signatures on their treatment plans for mental health treatment.
SVYATOSLAV BAKIS; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 25984
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations that, between November 10, 2009 and March 2010, while practicing as a licensed clinical social worker, he forged at least 9 patients? signatures on their treatment plans for mental health treatment.
SVYATOSLAV BAKIS; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 25984
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations that, between November 10, 2009 and March 2010, while practicing as a licensed clinical social worker, he forged at least 9 patients? signatures on their treatment plans for mental health treatment.
BRUCE RAYMOND MARDINEY; ROSENDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 037023; Cal. No. 25795
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of using a modality in a non-family therapy setting that was not evidence-based, and of inappropriate use of an intervention technique at a family meeting.
BRUCE RAYMOND MARDINEY; ROSENDALE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 037023; Cal. No. 25795
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of using a modality in a non-family therapy setting that was not evidence-based, and of inappropriate use of an intervention technique at a family meeting.
BRUCE RAYMOND MARDINEY; ROSENDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 037023; Cal. No. 25795
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of using a modality in a non-family therapy setting that was not evidence-based, and of inappropriate use of an intervention technique at a family meeting.
BRUCE RAYMOND MARDINEY; ROSENDALE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 037023; Cal. No. 25795
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of using a modality in a non-family therapy setting that was not evidence-based, and of inappropriate use of an intervention technique at a family meeting.
Veterinary Medicine
MARY HALCYONE JENSEN FALES; FALCONER, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007949; Cal. No. 25928
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 maintain adequate records of patients.
MARY HALCYONE JENSEN FALES; FALCONER, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007949; Cal. No. 25928
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 maintain adequate records of patients.
November 2011
Chiropractic
JOHN NICHOLAS HEARY; LODI, OH
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 009607; Cal. No. 25869
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge that he had been found guilty of improper professional practice or professional misconduct in Ohio.
JOHN NICHOLAS HEARY; LODI, OH
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 009607; Cal. No. 25869
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge that he had been found guilty of improper professional practice or professional misconduct in Ohio.
ANTHONY RICHARD LATONA; WOODHAVEN, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003747; Cal. No. 25461
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
ANTHONY RICHARD LATONA; WOODHAVEN, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003747; Cal. No. 25461
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
Dentistry
ROBERT D CARPENTER; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037897; Cal. No. 25432
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $5,000 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of verbal and physical abuse or harassment of a patient.
ROBERT D CARPENTER; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037897; Cal. No. 25432
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $5,000 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of verbal and physical abuse or harassment of a patient.
HENRY EDWARD KARLIN; ST. THOMAS, VI
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035584; Cal. No. 25868
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 been convicted of a crime in Virgin Islands.
HENRY EDWARD KARLIN; ST. THOMAS, VI
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035584; Cal. No. 25868
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 been convicted of a crime in Virgin Islands.
FRANK HILTON RICHARDSON; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037684; Cal. No. 25743
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of cementing a three-unit bridge over a tooth with decay, and inserting an ill-fitting crown on a tooth.
FRANK HILTON RICHARDSON; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037684; Cal. No. 25743
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of cementing a three-unit bridge over a tooth with decay, and inserting an ill-fitting crown on a tooth.
Engineering
JOSEPH P MUTINO; PORT CHESTER, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 057114; Cal. No. 25511
Action: Application to surrender license granted, $1,000 fine payable within 90 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.
JOSEPH P MUTINO; PORT CHESTER, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 057114; Cal. No. 25511
Action: Application to surrender license granted, $1,000 fine payable within 90 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.
Massage Therapy
BORIS EMIL BASHKIER; FARMINGDALE, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 022111; Cal. No. 25906
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor.
BORIS EMIL BASHKIER; FARMINGDALE, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 022111; Cal. No. 25906
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor.
MICHELLE KATE GELARDI; MONROE, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 019489; Cal. No. 25754
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal contempt in the 2nd Degree based on his violation of a court order of protection by telephoning the victim several times on March, 31, 2009.
MICHELLE KATE GELARDI; MONROE, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 019489; Cal. No. 25754
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal contempt in the 2nd Degree based on his violation of a court order of protection by telephoning the victim several times on March, 31, 2009.
Nursing
MARGARITA ARANBAEV; BRIARWOOD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 469274; Cal. No. 25790
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of recording visits and home health care provided to elderly patients at times other than when the visits occurred.