Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Respondent: EVELYN MARRERO
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Financial Services
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: May 20, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, June 26, 2008.
Latest Update: Feb. 02, 2025
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REPRESENTING Nov 9 007
ALEX SINK
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER .
STATE OF FLORIDA “Dper de eat .
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EVELYN MARRERO CASE NO.: 89417-07-AG
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
TO: EVELYN MARRERO
12560 SW 75th Street, Suite 101
Miami, FL 33183
You, EVELYN MARRERO, license 1.D, #2127287, are hereby notified that the Chief
Financial Officer as agency head of the Department of Financial Services of the State of Florida
has caused to be made an investigation of your activities while licensed as a title insurance agent
in this state, as a result of which it is alleged:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
1. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, you, EVELYN MARRERO, are
currently licensed in this state as a title insurance agent.
2. At all times pertinent to the dates and occurrences referred to herein, you,
EVELYN MARRERO, were licensed in this state as a title insurance agent.
3, Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Financial
Services (“Department”), has jurisdiction over your title insurance agent license and
appointments.
4, At all times material herein, you, EVELYN MARRERO, as a licensed title
insurance agent, acting by and through J&E UNIVERSAL TITLE SERVICES, INC., a licensed
title insurance agency, conducted false and fraudulent real estate closings and falsely and
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fraudulently collected and disbursed escrow moneys from the agency escrow account, all of
which will be more particularly hereinafter set forth.
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5. The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
6. On or about October 4, 2005, you, EVELYN MARRERO, as a licénsed title
agent, and acting by and through J&E UNIVERSAL TITLE SERVICES, INC., as a licensed title
insurance agency, served as the title and closing agent for a real estate transaction involving sale
of property located at 14623 Southwest 112th Street, Miami, Florida, wherein you and J.B. were
sellers and R.G. was buyer, You prepared a warranty deed conveying title to the subject
. property from yourself and J.B. to R.G. and failed thereafter to record such deed in the public
records. You also prepared a first mortgage deed from R.G. in favor of Freemont Investment
and Loan (hereinafter "Freemont") securing the sum of $310,400.00 and a second mortgage deed
in favor of Freemont securing the sum of $77,600.00, You failed thereafter to record the first
mortgage deed in the public records, and failed to record the second mortgage deed in the public
records until April 11, 2006, six months after the transaction had closed.
7. Loan proceeds associated with the first and second mortgages in the R.G.
transaction, totalling $388,000.00, were deposited to your escrow account on October 4, 2005,
and thereafter, a portion of such escrow proceeds were improperly disbursed to the personal bank
account of yourself.
IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, EVELYN MARRERO, have violated or are
accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the
Department of Financial Services which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of
your licenses and appointments:
(a) Misappropriation, conversion, or unlawful withholding of moneys belonging to title
insurers ot insureds or beneficiaries or others and received in conduct of business under the
license or appointment. [Section 626.8437(7), Florida Statutes];
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(b) Demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to represent a title insurer through the
issuance of its commitments, binders, policies of title insurance, or guarantees of title. [Section
626.8437(4), Florida Statutes];
(c) Fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of business under the license or
appointment. [Section 626.8437(6), Florida Statutes]; and
(4) All funds received by a title insurance agent shall be trust funds received in a
fiduciary capacity by the title insurance agent and shall be the property of the person or persons
entitled thereto. [Section 626,8473(2), Florida Statutes].
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8, The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
9, On or about January 31, 2006, you, EVELYN MARRERO, as a licensed title
agent, and acting by and through J&E UNIVERSAL TITLE SERVICES, INC., as a licensed title
insurance agency, served as the title and closing agent for a real estate transaction involving sale
of the same property located at 14623 Southwest 112th Street, Miami, Florida, as was involved
in the R.G. sale transaction. You and R.B. executed a second warranty deed conveying this
property to M.M., which was recorded on February 24, 2006,
10, In connection with the second fraudulent real estate transaction, M.M. executed a
mortgage in favor of WNC Mortgage Corp. (hereinafter "WNC") securing the sum of
$474,050.00, which was recorded February 24, 2006. Such loan proceeds were deposited to
your escrow account and a review of your escrow account records revealed that between October
5, 2005 and April 6, 2006, a total of $409,644.88, derived from both the first and second sham
transactions involving R.G. and yourself, were improperly disbursed to M.M. and R.B.
IT 18 THEREFORE CHARGED that you, EVELYN MARRERO, have violated or are
accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the
Department of Financial Services which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of
your licenses and appointments:
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(a) Misappropriation, conversion, or unlawful withholding of moneys belonging to title
insurers or insureds or beneficiaries or others and received in conduct of business under the
license or appointment, [Section 626.8437(7), Florida Statutes];
(b) Demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to represent a title insurer through the
issuance of its commitments, binders, policies of title insurance, or guarantees of title. [Section
626.8437(4), Florida Statutes];
(c) Fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of business under the license or
appointment. [Section 626,8437(6), Florida Statutes]; and
(d) All funds received by a title insurance agent shall be trust funds received in a
fiduciary capacity by the title insurance agent and shall be the property of the person or persons
entitled thereto. [Section 626.8473(2), Florida Statutes].
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11. The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
12. On or about October 7, 2005, you, EVELYN MARRERO, as a licensed title
insurance agent, and acting by and through J&E UNIVERSAL TITLE SERVICES, INC., asa
licensed title insurance agency, served as the closing agent for a real estate transaction involving
alleged sale of property located at 3450 SW 128th Avenue, Miami, Florida, wherein KS was the
purchaser and I'M was the seller. The sales transaction was fraudulent and fictitious in that KS
was not a real purchaser of the property. Proceeds from this fictitious sales ransaction were
deposited to your escrow account at Wachovia Bank and were thereafter utilized to purchase a
personal residence for yourself.
IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, EVELYN MARRERO, have violated or are
accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the
Department of Financial Services which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of
your licenses and appointments:
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(a) Misappropriation, conversion, or unlawful withholding of moneys belonging to title
insurers or insureds or beneficiaries or others and received in conduct of business under the
license or appointment, [Section 626.8437(7), Florida Statutes);
(b) Demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to represent a title insurer through the
issuance of its commitments, binders, policies of title insurance, or guarantees of title. [Section
626.8437(4), Florida Statutes];
(c) Fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of business under the license or
appointment. [Section 626.8437(6), Florida Statutes]; and
(d) All funds received by a title insurance agent shall be trust funds received in a
fiduciary capacity by the title insurance agent and shall be the property of the person or persons
entitled thereto. [Section 626.8473(2), Florida Statutes].
WHEREFORE, you, EVELYN MARRERO, are hereby notified that the Chief Financial
Officer intends to enter an Order suspending or revoking your licenses and appointments as a
title insurance agent or to impose such penalties as may be provided under the provisions of
Sections 626.8437, 626.844, 626.8443, 626.8457, 626.846, and 626.9521, llorida Statutes, and
under the other referenced Sections of the Florida Statutes as set out in this Administrative
Complaint,
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
You have the right to request a proceeding to contest this action by the Department of
Financial Services ("Department") pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes,
and Rule 28-106, Florida Administrative Code. The proceeding request must be in writing,
signed by you, and must be filed with the Department within twenty-one (21) days of your
receipt of this notice. Completion of the attached Election of Proceeding form and/or a petition
for administrative hearing will suffice as a written request. The request must be filed with the
General Counsel acting as Agency Clerk, at the Florida Department of Financial Services, 612
Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333. Your written
response must be received by the Department no later {han 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first day after
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your receipt of this notice. Muiling the response on the twenty-first day will not preserve your
right to a hearing.
YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN
TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
NOTICE WILL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF YOUR
RIGHT TO REQUEST A PROCEEDING ON THE
MATTERS ALLEGED HEREIN AND AN ORDER OF
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION WILL BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU,
If you request a proceeding, you must provide information that complies with the
requirements of Rule 28-106.2015, Florida Administrative Code. As noled above, completion of
the attached Election of Proceeding form conforms to these requirements, Specifically, your
response must contain:
(a) Thename, address, and telephone number, and facsimile number (if any) of the
respondent (for the purpose of requesting a hearing in this matter, you are the "respondent"),
(b) The name, address, telephone number, facsimile number of the attomey or
qualified representative of the respondent (if any) upon whom service of pleadings and other,
papers shall be made.
(c) A statement requesting an administrative hearing identifying those material facts
that are in dispute. If there are none, the petition must so indicate.
(d) — A statement of when the respondent received notice of the administrative
complaint,
(ce) | Astatement including the file number to the administrative complaint.
If a hearing of any type is requested, you have the right to be represented by counsel or
other qualified representative at your expense, to present evidence and argument, to call and
cross-examine witnesses, and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
documents by subpoena.
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if a proceeding is requested and there is no dispute of material fact, the provisions of
Section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes, apply. In this regard, you may submit oral or written
evidence in opposition to the action taken by the Department or a written statement challenging
the grounds upon which the Department has relied. While a hearing is normally not required in
the absence of a dispute of fact, if you feel that a hearing is necessary, one wil! be conducted in
Tallahassee, Florida, or by telephonic conference call upon your request.
However, if you dispute material facts which are the basis for the Department’s action,
you mist request an adversarial proceeding pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120,57(1), Florida
Statutes. These proceedings are held before a State Administrative Law Judge of the Division of
Administrative Hearings. Unless the majority of witnesses are located elsewhere, the
Department will request that the hearing be conducted in Tallahassee, Florida.
Failure to follow the procedure outlined with regard to your response to this notice may
result in the request being denied. All prior oral communication or correspondence in this matter
shall be considered freeform agency action, and no such oral communication or correspondence
shall operate as a valid request for an administrative proceeding. Any request for an
administrative proceeding received prior to the date of this notice shall be deemed abandoned
unless timely renewed in compliance with the guidelines as set out above.
Mediation of this matter pursuant to Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available.
No Department attorney will discuss this matter with you until the response has been received by
the Department.
DATED and SIGNED this Gh day of W: —VEM Ler , 2007.
KAREN CHANDLER
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINT and ELECTION OF PROCEEDING has been furnished to: EVELYN
MARRERO, 12560 SW 75th Street, Suite 101, Miami, FL 33183; by Certified Mail this
Y day of _Mpviern deer... 2007,
Dean Andrews
Division of Legal Services
200 East Gaines St.
612 Larson Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333
(850) 413-4242 Phone
(850) 487-4907 Fax
Florida Bar Number 0001939
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Docket for Case No: 08-002429PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 26, 2008 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 25, 2008 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Jun. 24, 2008 |
Notice of Attorney Change of Address (Nelson Rodriguez-Varela) filed.
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Jun. 02, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jun. 02, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for July 2, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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May 28, 2008 |
Respondent`s Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 28, 2008 |
Petitioner`s Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 20, 2008 |
Initial Order.
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May 20, 2008 |
Election of Proceeding filed.
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May 20, 2008 |
Disputed Issues of Material Facts filed.
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May 20, 2008 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by N. Rodriguez-Varela).
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May 20, 2008 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 20, 2008 |
Agency referral filed.
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