Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Disciplinary Actions Report for July 2013

 

July 2013

 

 

Respondent:George Bish, QA-1336, Knoxville, TN

Violation:Failed to submit employees’ termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Johnny R. York, QA-1402, Garner, NC

Violation:Failed to submit employees’ termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:$550 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Larry M. Ross, QA-30, Nashville, TN

Violation:Failed to submit employee termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:$100 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Tammy L. Donald, QA-1613, Irving, TX

Violation:Failed to submit employee termination notices within thirty (30) days

Action:$1,750 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:Calvary Int'L Barber & Beauty Shop, Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:Shop operated with expired license

Action:$250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Noel's Hair Studio, Nashville, TN

Violation:Expired shop license & master barber did not have license posted

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:Tracy Lynn Wright, Knoxville, TN

Violation:Failing to pay entirety of civil penalty assessed by prior Board order and using the abbreviation “CPA” after her license was revoked.

Action:$4000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Stanfield, Thomas and Associates, Bristol, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Conduct

Action:$10,000 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:William J. Rosen, P.E. #11855 Knoxville, TN

Violation:Practiced engineering on an expired license.

Action: Consent Order for a $500 civil penalty and to take and pass the Board’s Law and Rules Exam.

 

Respondent:Michael F. Sapp, RA #100904 Maryville, IL

Violation:Failed to pay the privilege tax for 2 years or more.

Action:Consent Order for an indefinite suspension, pending proof of full payment of the privilege taxes, interest and penalties.

 

 

Respondent:Birchette Mortuary, Inc., Johnson City, TN

Violation:Funeral director failed to sign and date a cremation authorization form, failed to maintain a copy of the crematory’s current license and results of the latest regularly scheduled inspection which the funeral home uses and multiple aspects of the establishment’s contract did not comply with the Funeral Rule including the failure to provide a description of the merchandise selected by the consumer prior to signing the contract and failure to provide a reason for embalming

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Hanceville Funeral Home, Hanceville, AL

Violation:Conducted committal and interment services of the decedent without employing the services of a funeral director licensed to conduct services in Tennessee

Action:$350 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:TG Constructors Inc., Nashville, TN

Violation:Failure to observe the terms and conditions;

lack of financial stability.

Action:Voluntary Surrender of License

 

Respondent:Chris Creech DBA Airpro Systems Inc., Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Activity

Action:$5000 Civil Penalty plus Costs

 

Respondent:The Home Craftsman Network, Maryville, TN

Violation:Prohibited Acts

Action:$500 Civil Penalty plus Costs

 

Respondent:Brian Recknagel DBA Recknagel Restoration, Knoxville, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Activity

Action:$1500 Civil Penalty plus Costs

 

Respondent:Ray A. Turner DBA Ray Turner Construction, Smyrna, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Activity

Action:$500 Civil Penalty plus Costs

 

Respondent:Trinity Tennessee LLC, Mt. Juliet, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Activity

Action:$5000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Everclear Pool & Spa Company Inc; Everclear Pool & Backyards Company; Chattanooga, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Activity/Failure to Disclose

Action:$5000 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:Beautiful Nails, Memphis, TN

Violation:Two unlicensed individuals, name tags not worn and several sanitation issues

Action:$750 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:T- Nail Spa, Clarksville, TN

Violation:Individual working on expired license, unlicensed individual and dirty tools

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Visual Changes, Antioch, TN 

Violation:No shop Manager present and no licenses displayed at work stations

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Pizazz Beauty Bar, Bartlett, TN

Violation:Working with expired licenses, floor needed cleaning, no ID tags

Action:$1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Glamour Nails Salon, Bartlett, TN

Violation:Unlicensed individual and dirty tools

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Nail Art, Memphis, TN

Violation:Sanitation violations include: exhibiting trash, instruments and foot bath not sanitized and licensees not displaying name tags

Action:$1,250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:VIP Nails, Clarksville, TN

Violation:Unlicensed individual

Action:$250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:All Star Nails, Bartlett, TN

Violation:Relocation of shop without submitting application and passing required inspection prior to opening

Action:$1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:New York Salon, Concord, TN 

Violation:Failure to operate shop in compliance with Cosmetology rules

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Balisimo Nails & Day Spa, Murfreesboro, TN

Violation:Shop employing unlicensed individuals

Action:$1,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Demith, Nashville, TN

Violation:Expired license, unclean tools and improperly stored implements 

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

 

Respondent:Donnie Bentley, Lenoir City, TN   

Violation:In a home inspection report, the Respondent did not provide the home owner with an understanding of the property conditions at the time of the home inspection, did not convey the seriousness of the problems and did not explain how complicated the issues were, nor did Respondent explain how difficult these issues would to be resolve.

Action:$500 civil penalty and eight (8) hours of report writing course.      

 

 

 

Respondent:Gossett Fiat, Memphis, TN

Violation:Unlicensed Location

Action:$5000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Adonis Auto Sales, Nashville, TN

Violation:Temporary Tag Log Violation

Action:$2000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Shelbyville Auto Sales, LLC, Shelbyville, TN

Violation:Selling Trade Prior To Receiving Funding From Financial Institution

Action:$500 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Antoine Ward, Hixson, TN

Violation:Student Loan Default

Action:Suspension of License

 

Respondent:Jennifer McKinney, Clarksville, TN

Violation:Student Loan Default

Action:Suspension of License

 

Respondent:Jason O’Connor, Baxter, TN

Violation:Student Loan Default

Action:Suspension of License

 

Respondent:Brandon Perkins, Maryville, TN

Violation:Student Loan Default

Action:Suspension of License

 

Respondent:John Willis, Hillsboro, TN

Violation:Student Loan Default

Action:Suspension of License

 

 

Respondent:D&S Security Services, LLC, CSC-12595, Memphis, TN

Violation:Unlawful employment

Action:$250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Storm Security Service, LLC, CSC-12487, Jonesborough, TN

Violation:Unlawful employment

Action:$2,000 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Dorothy A. Hargrove, AG-617027, Cordova, TN

Violation:Conviction 

Action:Revocation

 

Respondent:Gabriel T. Compton, AG-618640, Sevierville, TN

Violation:Failed to notify of arrest within thirty (30) days

Action:$100 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent:Kendrick M. O’Neal, AG-616140, Memphis, TN

Violation:Dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct

Action:Revocation

 

Respondent:Rodney Benton, UG-390759, Memphis, TN

Violation:Dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct

Action:Suspension

 

Respondent:Theresa M. Elmore, UG-401444, Knoxville, TN

Violation:Conviction

Action:Revocation

 

 

Respondent:Robert Dale Brogdon, Cordova, TN         

Violation:The Respondent did not identify the report type, did not report or analyze previous listing and sales of subject property; market area trends and factors were not adequately analyzed; the comparable sales data was misreported; the site value was not supported; and the reconciliation did not adequately address the quantity and quality of data used to arrive at the conclusions presented.

Action:$1000 civil penalty and a fifteen (15) hour Residential Report Writing and Case Studies course and a seven (7) hour Comparative Analysis course.    

 

Respondent:Karen Lynn Harlan, Bristol, TN 

Violation:Default on a state or federal educational loan or service-conditional scholarship guaranteed or administrated by TSAC for ninety (90) days or more. 

Action:Suspension of the real estate appraiser certification for four (4) days

 

Respondent:Jerry Wright, Old Hickory, TN 

Violation:In an appraisal report, the Respondent failed to summarize the rationale and support for site value; failed to support the site value conclusion, and failed to disclose and correct a lack of geographical competence in performing the appraisal assignment      

Action:$500 civil penalty and a seven (7) hour USPAP course.  

 

Respondent:Wilbur M. Wilson, III, Knoxville, TN 

Violation:In an appraisal report, the Respondent failed to identify the property rights; failed to report an opinion of exposure time; failed to summarize the rationale for the omission of a market condition adjustment in the sales comparison approach; misreported information regarding the comparable sales; failed to summarize support for and failed to report the analysis of relevant market conditions.  

Action:$500 civil penalty and a fifteen (15) hour site valuation course.

 

Respondent:JVI Appraisal Division, LLC 

Valuation:Respondent failed or refused, for more than one hundred thirty (130) consecutive days through the filing of a formal proceeding, to provide the Commission with evidence of a replacement surety bond as required after its original bond was revoked in October, 2012. Respondent also failed, over four hundred fifty (450) consecutive days through the filing of a formal proceeding, to pay thirty-nine (39) legitimate invoices submitted by three Tennessee certified appraisers for services rendered.

Action:$580,000 civil penalty, $670 in investigative and hearing costs, and permanent revocation of appraisal management company (AMC) registration   

 

 

Respondent: Gary L. Baker, Kingsport, TN 

Violation: Advertising violation

Action:  $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent: Donnie D. Day, Knoxville, TN 

Violation: Failure to supervise activities of affiliates

Action: $500 Civil Penalty, attend one regularly schedule two-day commission meeting

 

Respondent: Kristin C. Gwaltney, Clarksville, TN 

Violation: Advertising violation

Action: $250 Civil Penalty

 

Respondent: Robert O. Hyde, Jr. Memphis, TN 

Violation: Dismissed pursuant to satisfaction of the July 2011 Consent Order, $6800 Civil Penalty, plus court cost

Action: Dismissed

 

Respondent: James Curtis Maynard, Alcoa, TN

Violation: Operating an unlicensed branch office

Action:  $500 Civil Penalty, attend one regularly schedule two-day commission meeting

 

Respondent: Robert “Bo” C. Powell, Knoxville, TN

Violation: Operating an unlicensed branch office

Action:$500 Civil Penalty, attend one regularly schedule two-day commission

 

Respondent: Chuck Roberts, Southaven, MS

Violation: Plead guilty in federal court for making false statements and reports for the purpose of influencing the action of a financial institution

Action: $200 Court Cost and surrender of license

 

The Department of Commerce and Insurance works to protect consumers while ensuring fair competition for industries and professionals who do business in Tennessee. 

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