DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS November 2020 - Pa Department of State

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

November 2020

Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar announced that 85 disciplinary actions have been taken by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs' 29 professional licensing boards, and the Bureau of Election Services and Notaries:

PA Board of Accountancy PA Architects Licensure Board PA Board of Auctioneer Examiners PA Board of Barber Examiners PA Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers PA Board of Chiropractic PA Board of Cosmetology PA Board of Crane Operators PA Board of Dentistry PA Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists PA Board of Funeral Directors PA Board of Landscape Architects PA Board of Massage Therapy PA Board of Medicine Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries Secretary of the Commonwealth ? Notaries Public PA Board of Nursing PA Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators PA Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure PA Board of Optometry PA Board of Osteopathic Medicine PA Board of Pharmacy PA Board of Physical Therapy PA Board of Podiatry PA Board of Psychology Real Estate Commission PA Board of Speech-Language and Hearing Examiners PA Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors PA Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons PA Board of Veterinary Medicine

Actions by County

The specific actions listed below were taken against individuals or firms in these counties:

County

Adams Allegheny Armstrong

Beaver Bedford Berks

Blair Bradford

Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware

Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata

# of Actions

0 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

County

Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe

Montgomery Montour

Northampton Northumberland

Perry Philadelphia

Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York Total in-State actions

# of Actions

0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 74

Actions taken against professionals with non-PA addresses

11

Total

85

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PA Board of Accountancy

Chester County

Barry E. Horrow, certificate and license no. CA017679L of West Chester, Chester County, was revoked to practice as a certified public accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, because he pled guilty to a crime, any element of which is dishonesty or fraud under any Federal or State law; he pled guilty to violating a Federal or State revenue law; he engaged in conduct that brings the professional of public accounting into disrepute or that lowers the public esteem for the profession; he was found guilty of the felony under the Federal or State law; and he failed to provide the written notice to the Board within 30 days of a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, a plea of nolo contendere, probation without verdict, a disposition in lieu of trial or an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition of a felony or misdemeanor offense. (11/16/20)

Delaware County

Kevyn N Rakowski, certificate and license no. CA042986 of Chadds Ford, Delaware County, was revoked, because she was found guilty of a crime of any element of which is dishonesty or fraud, under any Federal or State law; she had her right to practice before any Federal or State governmental agency suspended or revoked; she was found guilty of a felony under any Federal or State law; and she failed to provide written notice to the Board within 30 days of a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, a plea of nolo contendere, probation without verdict, a disposition in lieu of trial or an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition of a felony or misdemeanor offense. (11/16/20)

Fayette County

Frazier Sandzimier & Company CPAs & Consultants, license no. AF000492L of Dunbar, Fayette County, was levied a civil penalty of $2,000; and cost of investigation of $360.81; because they unlawfully engaged in the practice of public accounting by not holding a current license; and they held themselves out as or otherwise used the title or designation "certified public accountant" or 'public accountant" or the abbreviation "CPA" or "PA" or any other title, designation, words, letters or abbreviation tending to be indicated that the partnership, corporation or other association is composed of or includes certified public accountants or public accountants without holding a current license. (11/16/20)

Montgomery County

Wayne Jordan Kaplan, certificate and license no. CA028606L of Ambler, Montgomery County, was levied a civil penalty of $1,000; and a reprimand was placed on his disciplinary record with the Board, because he violated a rule of professional conduct promulgated by the Board granted under the authority of the Act in that he failed to comply with other technical standards promulgated by the PCAOB. (11/16/20)

Philadelphia County

Richard H Huff, certificate and license no. CA022709L of Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia County, was levied a civil penalty of $2,000; and a reprimand was placed on his disciplinary record with the Board, because he violated a rule of professional conduct promulgated by the Board granted under the authority

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of the Act by violated the Board regulation in that he failed to comply with other technical standards promulgated by the PCAOB. (11/16/20)

PA Architects Licensure Board

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Auctioneer Examiners

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Barber Examiners

Cumberland County

Andre Fulton, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, had his application to sit for the barber licensure examination granted and, upon successful completion of the examination, his barber license shall be granted and then immediately placed on probation for two years based on his criminal conviction. (11/18/2020)

Salahuddin Amin-Giddings of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, had his application to sit for the barber licensure examination granted and, upon successful completion of the examination, his barber license shall be granted and then immediately placed on probation for two years based on his criminal conviction. (11/30/2020)

Jeffrey Jones of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, had his application to sit for the barber licensure examination granted and, upon successful completion of the examination, his barber license shall be granted and then immediately placed on probation for two years based on his criminal conviction. (12/02/2020)

Dauphin County

Qwan McIntyre, License No. BL052352, of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, was suspended pursuant to the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County dated November 9, 2020, which the court issued under section 4355 of the Domestic Relations Code. The suspension is effective immediately. (11/25/20)

Forest County

Darriel Jones, Barber license no. BL051626L, of Marienville, Forest County, was placed on probation for a minimum of five (5) years because he was convicted of a felony. (10/21/20)

Lancaster County

Solomon Robert Hall, Jr., license no. BL053081, of Lancaster, Lancaster County was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (10/20/20)

Eric Torres of East Petersburg, Lancaster County, had his application to sit for the barber manager licensure examination granted and, upon successful completion of the examination, his barber manager license shall be granted and then immediately placed on probation for one year based on his criminal conviction. (11/24/20)

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Lehigh County

Wesley Perone, Barber license no. BL051783L, of Allentown, Lehigh County, was placed on probation for two years because he was convicted of five (5) felonies. (10/27/20)

Montgomery County

Bobbie Mitchell, Barber license no. BL053317, of Pottstown, Montgomery County, was placed on probation for a minimum of five years because he was convicted of a felony. (10/21/20)

Philadelphia County

Shawn M. Cole, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, is granted permission to sit for the barber examination and, upon successful passage, his barber license, No. BL049850L, shall be reinstated and placed immediately on probation for a minimum of two (2) years. (10/21/20)

Styles Inspired by Marc, barber shop license number BO433775, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, was placed on probation for a minimum of two (2) years for operating on a lapsed shop license and was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $500. (10/22/20).

PA Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Franklin County

Galen R. Bricker, license no. RL139014, of Chambersburg, Franklin County, was levied a civil penalty of $3,500; costs of investigation in the amount of $1,000; and must complete at least 22 hours of remedial education, because he failed to complete an appraisal assignment within the requirements of the USPAP, by failing or refusing to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report, or communicating an appraisal, and by negligently or incompetently developing an appraisal. (11/06/20)

Barbara H. Boock, license no. GA000960L, of Chambersburg, Franklin County, was levied a civil penalty of $3,000; costs of investigation in the amount of $1,000; and she must complete at least 37 hours of remedial education, because she failed to complete an appraisal assignment within the requirements of the USPAP, by failing or refusing to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report, or communicating an appraisal, and by negligently or incompetently developing an appraisal. (11/06/20)

PA Board of Chiropractic

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Cosmetology

Allegheny County

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