FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Regents Actions In 39 Professional Discipline Cases And 1 Restoration Petition
December 13, 2011
TheÌýBoard of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 2 licenses, the surrender of 6 licenses, as well as 31 other disciplinary actions.Ìý The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case. In addition, the Board acted upon 1 restoration petition.
I.Ìý REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS
ARCHITECTURE
Ekkehart Schwarz; Malone, NY 12953-0020; Lic. No. 014091; Cal. No. 25777; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
CHIROPRACTIC
Edward Tanza, Jr.; St. Augustine, FL 32092; Lic. No. 009204; Cal. No. 25642; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Eugene Anthony Bolognese; Simsbury, CT 06070; Lic. No. 008510; Cal. No. 25913; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud.
NURSING
Shelly Rene Trombetto; Licensed Practical Nurse; Clarence, NY 14031; Lic. No. 279362; Cal. No. 25933; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the allegation that she stole, for her own personal use, a prescription narcotic pill belonging to the facility where she was employed as nurse.
Leslie Ann Mayo; Licensed Practical Nurse; Watervliet, NY 12189; Lic. No. 155685; Cal. No. 25950; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Philip Colasuonno; Certified Public Accountant; New Rochelle, NY 10805-3008; Lic. No. 054254; Cal. No. 25640; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Tax Fraud, and Aiding and Abetting the Preparation of False Tax Returns, all felonies.
David Grant; Certified Public Accountant; New York, NY 10011; Lic. No. 054431; Cal. No. 25944; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a felony.
SOCIAL WORK
Svyatoslav Bakis; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Staten Island, NY 10305; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 25984; 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.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
ARCHITECTURE
Stephen Lloyd Doherty; Brooklyn, NY 11215; Lic. No. 022154; Cal. No. 25669; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Lloyd Bowers Taft, Jr. a/k/a Lloyd Taft; Danbury, CT 06810; Lic. No. 020680; Cal. No. 25738; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed.
ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING
Tariq Ahmad Siddiqui; Professional Engineer; Piscataway, NJ 08854; Lic. No. 078124; Cal. No. 25916; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Patricia E. Bregel; Albion, NY 14411; Lic. No. 014608; Cal. No. 25745; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension for a minimum of 3 years and until alcohol abuse-free and until fit to practice, probation 5 years to commence subsequent to termination of suspension and upon actual return to practice.
MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER
Kimberly A. Swan; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Newark, NY 14513-9119; Lic. No. 000211; Cal. No. 25919; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine, penalty to supersede that imposed under Order No. 25283.
NURSING
Barbara J. Osborne; Registered Professional Nurse; Watkins Glen, NY 14890; Lic. No. 476215; Cal. No. 25387; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Lisa M. Montondo; Licensed Practical Nurse; Watertown, NY 13601; Lic. No. 199375; Cal. No. 25657; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Lisa Nirban Roy; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Saranac Lake, NY 12983; Lic. Nos. 273505, 581313; Cal. Nos. 25679, 25680; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Elizabeth Anne Roman; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Yonkers, NY 10701; Lic. Nos. 139277, 534864; Cal. Nos. 25774, 25773; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $500 fine.
Carolyn Billeci; Registered Professional Nurse; Staten Island, NY 10309-4245; Lic. No. 612469; Cal. No. 25822; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Lakeesha S. White; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14609; Lic. No. 273549; Cal. No. 25832; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Marie Antoinette Mire Scutt; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11236; Lic. Nos. 257880, 509953; Cal. Nos. 25851, 25852; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
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