Disciplinary actions: Real estate brokers and salespeople

October 2008

Point Robinson — Troy Reimer

• Finding: Failed to disclose a conviction for Malicious Mischief in the Third Degree and Harassment on an application for a real estate corporate license, and failed to respond to the investigator’s requests for information.
• Action: Broker license revoked for 5 years.

September 2008

Everett — Jamie Stupey

• Finding: Failed to disclose in writing that she was a real estate licensee, and engaged in misrepresentation and trickery in negotiating a Purchase and Sale Agreement.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 6 weeks, ordered to complete courses on ethics and agency, and fined $2500.

August 2008

Colbert — Dixie Ellen Randock

• Finding: Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, and a judgment was entered against her in a another court several years earlier. She failed to report the second judgment to the Department of Licensing within 20 days as required by law.
• Action: Broker license revoked for 10 years.

Issaquah — Thu Tran

• Finding: Convicted of Conspiracy to Structure Currency Transactions and failed to disclose the conviction to the Department as required by law.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked until March 14, 2018.

Snohomish — Phyllis Etzler-Tomaras

• Finding: Used her Supra Key to access homes listed through the Northwest Multiple Listing Service for the purpose of stealing items from the home. She was arrested for suspicion of theft and trafficking in stolen property.
• Action: Summary suspension of broker license.

Spokane — Heidi Lorhan

• Finding: Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, and failed to report another judgment entered against her in court to the Department of Licensing within 20 days as required by law.
• Action: Real estate school administrator license revoked for 10 years.

Spokane — Rusty Namie

• Finding:
  • Convicted of Money Laundering on October 24, 2006, and failed to disclose the conviction to the Department of Licensing within 20 days of the conviction.
  • Failed to disclose his conviction for 3 counts of Bank Robbery in 1997 in his application for a salesperson license.
  • Failed to disclose a 2002 Theft 2 conviction in his transfer application of May 2008.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 10 years from the date of the last conviction.

July 2008

Puyallup — Travis Bride

• Finding: Submitted a transfer application that failed to disclose he was convicted of Assault in the Fourth Degree as required by law.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked, and ineligible to reapply until May 12, 2011.

Tacoma — Eleanor Hackler

• Finding: While licensed to Home for Life, LLC, performed real estate work for Harold A. Allen Company, and engaged in real estate work while her license was in an expired status and in an inactive status.
• Action: No right to apply for a broker or salesperson license for 1 year from the order’s date of service.

May 2008

Blaine — Kevin Mallahan

• Finding: Sold his property without disclosing that there were problems with the septic system and that a sewer system would be installed by the city at the purchaser’s expense, and failed to provide the seller Form 17, Seller Disclosure Statement.
• Action: Cannot reinstate his cancelled Real Estate License or re-apply for a Real Estate Salesperson license for 6 months from the date of the order.

Blaine — Victoria Mallahan

• Finding: Sold her property without disclosing that there were problems with the septic system and that a sewer system was being installed by the city at the purchaser’s expense, and failed to provide the seller Form 17, Seller Disclosure Statement.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 6 months.

Kirkland — David J. Richards

• Finding: Convicted of Assault in the Fourth Degree with Sexual Motivation.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 5 years, and ineligible to reapply for 5 years from July 27, 2007 or until court ordered obligations are satisfied, whichever is later.

April 2008

Everson— Mary Vanko

• Finding: Failed to cooperate with Department of Licensing requests for information concerning an audit of her property management records.
• Action: Broker license suspended until documents requested by Department of Licensing are furnished.

Everett — Amani Moss

• Finding: Failed to collect or deposit earnest money with the Closing Agent as required by the Purchase and Sale Agreement and didn’t notify the Listing Agent of that failure, and failed to cooperate with the Department of Licensing investigation.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 6 months, and fined $5,000.

March 2008

Anacortes — Linda Sanford

• Finding: Failed to conduct herself in an honest and trustworthy manner, failing to act in good faith with regard to a real estate transaction in which she was the listing agent.
• Action: Broker license suspended for 2 months.

Federal Way — John Choi

• Finding: Altered an earnest money check, deposited it into his personal bank account, and failed to advise the listing agent that the check had not been deposited in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 3 years.

Spokane — Bruce Baldwin

• Finding: Failed to deposit earnest money as required by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and failed to notify the listing agent that this had not been done.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 60 days, and fined $2,500.

January 2008

Puyallup — Stephanie Pak

• Finding: Convicted of 2 counts of Promoting Prostitution in the Second Degree.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended until November 25, 2008.

December 2007

Maple Valley — Larry R. Moshofsky

• Finding: Was a dual agent in a transaction contrary to his broker’s directive, and failed to provide an addendum reflecting a $25,000 credit to the lender.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 5 years.

Puyallup — Aaron Hayes

• Finding: Entered a plea of guilty to the charges of making False Statements to a Federal Firearms Licensee for the purposes of obtaining a Century Arms International; model SKS 59/66, 7.62X39 caliber rifle in violation of a DV-130 Order.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 10 years from date of last conviction.

November 2007

Kent — Leonard Calabrese

• Finding: Filed an illegal non-consensual lien against property claiming an amount owed of $5,625, and told the complainant that the lien would be removed only if a particular offer was accepted; and failed to notify the Department of Licensing that he is required to report as a Level II Sex Offender.
• Action: Broker license revoked for 3 years.

Tacoma — Haikanush Ikilikyan aka Alexis Ikilikyan

• Finding: Was aware of changes made to the purchase price on the Purchase and Sale Agreement but failed to provide notice to the seller or listing agent, and failed to collect and deposit earnest money into the escrow account.
• Action: Broker license suspended for 4 months.

October 2007

Kennewick — Colleen Akerblade

• Finding: Failed to obtain the earnest money, deposit the earnest money in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, or advise the listing agent of the same.
• Action: Broker license suspended for 60 days.

Seattle — Miriam Joy Hemmons

• Finding:
  • Failed to obtain and deposit earnest money in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and to advise the listing agent of the same.
  • Falsified documents.
  • Failed to provide the transaction documents to her broker.
  • Failed to respond to requests for information from the Department of Licensing.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 5 years.

September 2007

Renton — Huy M. Vo

• Finding: As listing agent for property in Newcastle, Washington, falsified documents to initiate the escalation clause in the Addendum to the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 1 year.

Seattle — Sue Allison Linnabary

• Finding: Maintained 3 trust accounts which were out of balance and reflected shortages, failed to deposit earnest monies in a timely manner, and didn’t exercise adequate supervision of staff.
• Action: Broker license revoked for 2 years.

August 2007

Lakewood — Tom White

• Finding:
  • Engaged in property management services prior to being properly licensed.
  • Failed to produce requested reconciliations and other documents in the course of an audit.
  • Failed to designate accounts as trust accounts.
  • Failed to deposit monies into trust accounts and comply with other required property management procedures.
• Action: Broker license suspended for 1 month.

August 2007

Spokane Valley — Raymond and Colleen Ancel

• Finding: Listed and sold their own home, and failed to disclose a boundary survey project that adversely affected the property.
• Action: Both salesperson licenses suspended for 30 days and fined $1,000 each.

July 2007

Federal Way — Erin Storey

• Finding: Entered a plea of guilty to 2 felonies.
• Action: Salesperson license revoked for 5 years.

Bellevue — Gary Wilson

• Finding: Fabricated invoices and embezzled funds associated with a property management contract; and perjured himself under oath, blaming an employee for the fabrication and embezzlement.
• Action: Broker license suspended for 5 years.

June 2007

Bellingham — Ricky Lynn Ballard

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed activity involving 5 individuals, and aided and abetted unlicensed activity.
• Action: Salesperson license suspended for 60 days.

Edmonds — Daniel M. Yonker

• Finding: Indicated on real estate license application that he had a criminal complaint against him, and was found to have plead guilty and been sentenced to 36 months in prison.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked until released from incarceration.

Fall City — Julie Steil

• Finding:
  • Failed to maintain a separate trust account for property she managed.
  • Failed to timely return trust account monies.
  • Failed to comply with Department of Licensing (DOL) requests for access to the trust account for audit purposes.
  • Failed to notify DOL of her current business address.
  • Failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 5 years.

May 2007

Brinnon — Adrienne Moen

• Finding: Failed to submit an offer to the sellers for the sale of property she listed for them.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license suspended for 5 months.

Shelton — Mary Brown

• Finding:
  • Failed to balance trust account.
  • Failed to provide clients with required documents.
  • Failed to deposit rental payments in a timely manner.
  • Failed to respond to a complaint received by DOL, despite numerous requests for a response.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license suspended for 1 month.

April 2007

Aberdeen — Edward D. Bjornstrom

• Finding:
  • Failed to properly deposit an earnest money check.
  • Failed to designate the property management account as a trust account.
  • Permitted bank charges to be deducted from the trust account.
  • Failed to print check registers, and prepare and reconcile trial balances.
  • Used trust account funds for personal use.
  • Failed to collect security deposits and deposit rental payments.
  • Failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked for 10 years.

Benton City — Leona M. Wanous

• Finding: Failed to supervise the activities of a licensee as listing agent, and failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate broker license suspended for 3 months.

Kennewick — Eva M. Silva

• Finding:
  • Failed to deposit earnest money with the closing agent as required by the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
  • Failed to notify DOL of her change of business address.
  • Failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked for 3 years.

Salem, OR — Anita D. Goulet

• Finding:
  • Prepared a commercial real estate transaction contrary to her broker’s directive.
  • Failed to provide the purchaser a receipt for earnest money.
  • Failed to provide a copy of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
  • Failed to provide a copy of the listing agent.
  • Deposited earnest money into her personal bank account.
  • Failed to cooperate with DOL.
  • Failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked for 10 years.

Seattle — Tom J. Skepetaris

• Finding:
  • Forged the signatures of his broker and sellers on real estate transaction documents.
  • Diverted earnest money checks for his personal use.
  • Failed to respond to DOL requests for information.
  • Failed to demand a hearing in a timely manner.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked for 3 years.

Tacoma — Brian Hauer

• Finding:
  • Aided and abetted unlicensed activity by altering rental agreements and accompanying documents signed by unlicensed property managers to reflect his name as property manager.
  • Failed to provide office access to the public.
  • Did not prepare monthly trial balances, ledgers, and reconciliations.
  • Interfered with the DOL investigation by destroying and altering records in anticipation of an audit.
  • Failed to ensure documents were accessible to DOL.
  • Failed to include all of the required information in property management agreements.
  • Failed to provide documents to DOL upon request.
• Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 8 years.

Woodinville — Angela Rose

• Finding: Plead guilty to a felony charge.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license revoked for 10 years.

January 2007

Deer Park — Gerald Carpenter

• Finding: Aided and abetted unlicensed activity by making misrepresentations to DOL about the status of a licensee’s license.
• Action: Real estate broker license suspended for 60 days.

Monroe — Jan Gladys Davis

• Finding: Failed to maintain the firm’s trust account, books, and records as designated broker, and failed to respond to DOL requests for information during the investigation.
• Action: Real estate broker license revoked for 1 year.

Olympia — Brian Hillman

• Finding: Instructed his assistant to forge his broker’s and the seller’s signature on a rescission agreement.
• Action: Real estate salesperson license suspended for 3 months.