FILED DEC 24 2002 THE TREASURER OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA KO # DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE Docketed byt Ae TOM GALLAGHER cous] Ww IN THE MATTER OF: > 2 ey ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER ~o / = Bee 3 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT TO: ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER Ameri-Life & Health Services PO Box 15059 2536 Countryside Blvd. Clearwater, FL 34629-5059 Clearwater, FL 34623-1633 ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER 912 Foxhall Lakeland, FL 33813-1262 You, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, license I.D. #A251364, are hereby notified that the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Florida has caused to be made an investigation of your activities while licensed as an insurance agent in this state, as a result of which it is alleged: GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 1. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, are currently licensed in this state as a Life & Variable Annuity (2-14), Life, Health and Variable Annuity (2-15), Life (2-16), Life & Health (2-18) insurance agent. 2. At all times pertinent to the dates and occurrences referred to herein, you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, were licensed in this state as a Life & Variable Annuity (2- 14), Life, Health and Variable Annuity (2-15), Life (2-16), Life & Health (2-18) insurance agent. 3. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Insurance (hereinafter “Department”) has jurisdiction over your insurance licenses and appointments. COUNT I 4. The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein by reference. 5. On or about October 30, 1998, you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, pled nolo contendere to Grand Theft, a felony violation of Section 812.014(2)(a), Florida Statutes, in the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Polk County, Florida. IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, have violated or are accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the Department of Insurance which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of your licenses and appointments: (a) Demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to engage in the business of insurance. [Section 626.611(7), Florida Statutes]; (b) Willful failure to comply with, or willful violation of, any proper order or rule of the department or willful violation of any provision of this code. [Section 626.611(13), Florida Statutes]; (c) Having been found guilty of or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of | year or more under the law of the United States of America or of any state thereof or under the law of any other country which involves moral turpitude, without regard to whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court having jurisdiction of such cases. [Section 626.611(14), Florida Statutes]; (d) Any cause for which issuance of the license or permit could have been refused had it then existed and been known to the department. [Section 626.621(1), Florida Statutes}; (e) Having been found guilty of or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or acrime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States of America or of any state thereof or under the law of any other country, without regard to whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court having jurisdiction of such cases. [Section 626.621(8), Florida Statutes]. COUNT II 6. The above paragraphs one through five are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein by reference. 7. You, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, failed to notify the Department of your guilty plea within 30 days. IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, have violated or are accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the Department of Insurance which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of your licenses and appointments: (a) Failure to inform the department in writing within 30 days after pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted or found guilty of, any felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of | year or more under the law of the United States or of any state thereof, or under the law of any other country without regard to whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court having jurisdiction of the case. [Section 626.621(11), Florida Statutes]. WHEREFORE, you, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, are hereby notified that the Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner intends to enter an Order suspending or revoking your we licenses and appointment as an insurance agent or to impose such penalties as may be provided under the provisions of Sections 626.611, 626.621, 626.681, 626.691, and 626.9521, Florida 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 pursuant to sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-107, 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 as acting Agency Clerk, at the Florida Department of Insurance, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333. Your written response must be received by the Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first day after your receipt of this notice. Mailing 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 REVOCATION WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. If you request a proceeding, you must provide information that complies with the requirements of Rule 28-107.004, Florida Administrative Code. As noted above, completion of the attached Election of Proceeding form conforms to these requirements. Specifically, your response must contain: (a) The name and address of the party making the request, for purpose of service; (b) A statement that the party is requesting a hearing involving disputed issues of material fact, or a hearing not involving disputed issues of material fact; and (c) A reference to the notice, order to show cause, administrative complaint, or other communication that the party has received form the agency. 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. 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 will 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 must 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 of Insurance. DATED and SIGNED this 24/— day of DecemRee, 2002. ee eye Lon ; : 3 © REN CHANDLER Deputy Insurance Commissioner CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1 HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT and ELECTION OF RIGHTS has been furnished to: ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, Ameri-Life & Health Services, 2536 Countryside Blvd., Clearwater, FL 34623- 1633; ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, 912 Foxhall, Lakeland, FL 33813-1262, ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER, PO Box 15059, Clearwater, FL 34629-5059, by Certified Mail this 2¥& day of LE) eco Le , 2002. Alles. WILLIAM W. THARPE/JR. Florida Bar Number 0312411 Division of Legal Services 612 Larson Building 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333 Phone: (850) 413-4110 Fax: (850) 487-4907 Article Number bgt S (Please Print Clearly) COMPLETE THIS SECTION ON DELIVERY B. Date of Delivery SPC Gel /Ust7-C2 2 ANNAN I. —_ Agent = Address: PLEO 3901 9844 7722 B3Se 3. Service Type CERTIFIED MAIL : cS : 4. Restricted Delivery? (Extra Fee) J Yes 4. Article Addressed to: ROBERT GERALD SPRINGER PO BOX 15059 CLEARWATER FL 34629-5059 | 64765- 02-AG 12/24.2002 RESTRICTED “Thorpe C&S AC DELIVERY PS Form 3811, July 2001 Domestic Return Receipt

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