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SHARON JACKSON vs. K MART CORPORATION, D/B/A BUILDERS SQUARE, 88-004661 (1988)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 88-004661 Latest Update: Feb. 20, 1989

The Issue Whether respondent discriminated against petitioner on account of her race in terminating her employment?

Findings Of Fact On May 2, 1985, even before Builders Square, Inc., opened Store No. 1423 at 1412 West Fairfield Drive in Pensacola, Sharon Jackson, an African American woman, started work, putting price tags on merchandise. When the doors opened, on May 22, 1985, she began as a "ticket checker." Stationed by an exit, she punched customers' invoices, once she determined the invoice accurately reflected the merchandise the customer proposed to leave the store with. She continued in this capacity until her employment ended. Builders Square, Inc., hired Ms. Jackson as a "Part Time Non Regular," Respondent's Exhibit No. 1, cashier at an hourly rate of $3.50. On June 7, 1985, she became a regular or permanent part-time employee and received a raise to $4.00 an hour. Respondent's Exhibit No. 2. Effective July 1, 1985, she became a full-time employee, and was reclassified: she went from "CASH I 423628 [to] TKTCMZ 423628." Respondent's Exhibit No. 3. Her wages rose again, on October 21, 1985, this time to $4.50 an hour. Respondent's Exhibit No. 4. In December of 1985, because "sales were not at budget that particular week," (T.56) a pre-Christmas reduction in the work force was decided upon. Denny Dennis, the store manager, and Roger Hittinger, assistant store manager, both white men, "went through the store and looked at areas where [they] could eliminate some employees." (T.44) They decided to abolish one of two ticket checker positions, and to terminate Sharon Jackson's employment. On Friday, December 13, 1985, they informed her she no longer had a job, as of the close of business. Cynthia Priaulx, a white woman, held the only other ticket checker position on December 13, 1985. Ms. Priaulx began work for Builders Square, Inc., on May 13, 1985, as a full-time, permanent salesperson at an hourly rate of $4.75. Respondent's Exhibit No. 9. On August 12, 1985, she became a ticket checker, but her status did not change otherwise, and her wages remained the same. Susan D. Kirkland, another white woman, began working for Builders Square, Inc., as a "Part Time Non Regular," Respondent's Exhibit No. 11, cashier at an hourly rate of $3.50, just as petitioner Jackson had done, although she started some 20 days after Ms. Jackson. Effective July 1, 1985, Susan Kirkland became a regular or permanent part-time employee and received a raise to $4.00 an hour, Respondent's Exhibit No. 12, changes that had occurred, in Ms. Jackson's case, 23 days earlier. Also on July 1, 1985, Ms. Kirkland, like Ms. Jackson, was reclassified: she, too, went from "CASH I 423628 [to] TKTCKR 423628." Respondent's Exhibit No. 12. Effective October 23, 1985, however, she was reclassified from "TKTCKR 423628 [to] CASH 1 423628." Respondent's Exhibit No. 13. Ms. Kirkland had not attained full-time status as of December 13, 1985, as far as the record reveals. Even after October 22, 1985, when ticket checker positions were reduced to two, Ms. Kirkland, who generally worked evenings, sometimes filled in as a ticket checker as did, occasionally, the store managers as well. Even though she did not always work as a cashier, Ms. Kirkland was paid as a cashier after October 22, 1985, and for that reason, missed out on the raise to $4.50 an hour that Ms. Jackson received. The personnel action notice filled out when Builders Square, Inc., discharged Ms. Jackson indicated her eligibility for rehire. Respondent's Exhibit No. 6. Tim Bolt, like Ms. Jackson an African American who was terminated on December 13, 1985, was in fact rehired in 1986. On November 22, 1988, respondent offered to rehire petitioner full-time on unspecified terms, Respondent's Exhibit No. 5, but petitioner declined. She was unwilling to give up her present job at Women's Home, where she has worked 40 hours a week at $3.50 an hour since June 10, 1987. (T.26) On March 11, 1987, she began working at Women's Home for $3.35 an hour, 32 hours a week. Since her employment there she has had "sick leave and insurance." (T.27) The job at Women's Home is the first she has held since working for Builders Square, Inc. For three or four months or maybe for as long as 26 weeks after she lost her job, she received weekly unemployment compensation in the amount of $66. Three of the seven employees who lost their jobs on December 13, 1985, were African Americans. Respondent's Exhibit No. 7. T. 53. Of the three, only Ms. Jackson did not work as a "regular employee." Two of the white employees who lost their jobs in mid-December had worked as regular employees longer than any of the African Americans whose jobs ended. Respondent's Exhibit No. 7. Sixteen of the 84 employees at Builders Square's Store No. 1423 on December 15, 1985, were African American. Of these, three had attained regular employee status later than Ms. Jackson did. Fourteen white employees and a Filipino who still had jobs after Ms. Jackson was discharged attained regular employee status after she did. Respondent's Exhibit No. 8.

Florida Laws (1) 760.02
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BK ENTERTAINMENT, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY, 00-002115BID (2000)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed:Tallahassee, Florida May 22, 2000 Number: 00-002115BID Latest Update: Jul. 01, 2024
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING vs PATRICK M. HAVEY, 15-007001PL (2015)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed:Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Dec. 10, 2015 Number: 15-007001PL Latest Update: Jun. 15, 2016

The Issue The issues are whether Respondent issued a voucher ticket without obtaining cash or cash equivalent in exchange, in violation of Florida Administrative Code Rule 61D-7.020(5)(b); had adjudication withheld on felony charges involving larceny, in violation of section 849.086(6)(g), Florida Statutes (2014); or was ejected from Gulfstream Park, in violation of section 550.0251(6), Florida Statutes, as alleged in the Second Amended Administrative Complaint; and if so, what is the appropriate sanction.1/

Findings Of Fact The Division is the state agency charged with regulating pari-mutuel wagering and cardrooms in the state of Florida, pursuant to chapter 550 and section 849.086. On April 27, 2014, Mr. Havey was licensed by the Division and was working at Silks mutuels window number 607 at Gulfstream Park, a facility authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering and cardroom operations. At the end of the day on April 27, 2014, Mr. Havey's cash drawer did not balance. After a review of surveillance tapes and other information, Mr. Jorge Aparicio, a security director with Gulfstream Park, decided to investigate further. On May 2, 2014, when Mr. Havey returned to work, he was interviewed by Mr. Aparicio about the missing money. Mr. Havey initially stated that he accidently printed out a voucher for $5,000.00 for his friend Darren, when he had intended to punch the voucher for only $500.00. He said that Darren was supposed to give him the money at the end of the day. Later, Mr. Havey stated he really printed out the voucher for $5,000.00, placed it in his right shirt pocket, and gave the voucher to his friend Eddy inside the men's restroom for his friend to cash. Later that day, Mr. Havey prepared a written statement regarding the money missing from his cash drawer. He wrote: My friend Eddy needed 500. loan because I told he was being thriten. I offer to help Eddy by giving him 500 vocher. Eddy told me he would pay me back in a week. Eddy didn't want to come to my window #607. Eddy asked me to meet in the bathroom. I punched a $500 vocher I thought but it ended being a $5000. vocher. I gave him the vocher & never saw Eddy again. I planded on browing the five hundred from my friend to put $500. back in my money so I would balance, but[.] Mr. Aparicio testified that Mr. Havey could not give a last name or address for his friend and noted that the name of the friend given by Mr. Havey changed during the course of the interview. After the interview, Mr. Aparicio called the president of Gulfstream Park and described what had taken place. He was directed to call the police and to exclude Mr. Havey from the property indefinitely. As reflected in the Security Report, Mr. Havey was "excluded indefinitely" from Gulfstream Park on May 2, 2014. This action did not necessarily bar Mr. Havey from the park permanently, for the president could allow him to return, but he was excluded unless and until the president took further action. This "indefinite" exclusion constituted an ejection from Gulfstream Park. When Mr. Havey left the investigation room, the Hallandale Beach Police were there. Mr. Havey testified that they did not ask him a single question, but immediately placed him under arrest and handcuffed him. On August 21, 2014, Mr. Havey entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of grand theft in the third degree in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court, in and for Broward County, Florida. Adjudication was withheld. He was placed on 24 months' probation, with the condition that he pay Gulfstream Park $4,500.00 in restitution within 18 months. At hearing, Mr. Havey admitted he issued a voucher ticket without receiving cash or cash equivalent in return. He also testified that he pled no contest with the understanding that if he paid $4,500.00 restitution to Gulfstream Park, the charges would be "disposed of," and his record would be clear. Clear and convincing evidence shows that on April 27, 2014, Mr. Havey issued a voucher ticket without receiving cash or cash equivalent in return; that he was ejected from Gulfstream Park on May 2, 2014; and that he pled nolo contendere to grand theft in the third degree on August 21, 2014, with adjudication withheld. Mr. Havey testified that he has been involved in pari- mutuel wagering in various parks, in dog racing, and Jai Alai for 40 years. He stated that the incident was "out of his character," that it was drug and alcohol related, and that he was not thinking clearly. He testified that he could barely remember what had happened on that "dark day" in his life. He said that he sought treatment and is now on the way to full recovery. Mr. Havey expressed remorse for his actions. Mr. Havey testified that he is now working part time at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale. He has performed well and has not been in any trouble there. He noted, however, that he is only making $10.00 per hour, rather than the $25.00 per hour he was making at Gulfstream Park. He lamented that it is extremely difficult to "keep a roof over your head" on only $250.00 a week and that he needed to work for a few more years. He stated that his wife should shortly be receiving money for a disability claim and that when she did so, he would pay Gulfstream Park full restitution. He testified that he hoped that the president of Gulfstream would then let him return. No evidence of prior discipline was introduced.

Recommendation Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED: That the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, enter a final order: (1) finding that Mr. Patrick M. Havey was in violation of Florida Administrative Code Rule 61D-7.020(5)(b), was ejected from a pari-mutuel facility, and had adjudication withheld on a felony involving larceny; and (2) revoking his pari-mutuel occupational license. DONE AND ENTERED this 17th day of May, 2016, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. S F. SCOTT BOYD Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (850) 488-9675 Fax Filing (850) 921-6847 www.doah.state.fl.us Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 17th day of May, 2016.

Florida Laws (6) 120.569120.57120.68550.0251550.105849.086
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DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO vs. JUAN AND GLORIA RODRIGUEZ, D/B/A JOHNNIE`S BAR, 78-002136 (1978)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 78-002136 Latest Update: Feb. 20, 1979

Findings Of Fact Respondents hold license 23-3237 COP and at all times here relevant were so licensed. On 7 November, 1977, Respondent, Juan Rodriguez, sold less than five grams of marijuana to Rocco Delio, an undercover policeman, on the licensed premises. Delio paid Rodriguez $11 for the marijuana and two beers. When arrested in December 1977 on a warrant charging him with the sale of marijuana, Rodriguez had an old lottery ticket in his possession as well as a list of numbers which the arresting officers thought to be lottery numbers. Rodriguez testified that the lottery ticket was an old one he bad obtained in Puerto Rico and that he had forgotten the ticket was in his wallet. He further identified the list of numbers as measurements he had taken for a building. Rodriguez denied ever selling any lottery tickets. At his trial on the charge of possession and sale of marijuana and possession of lottery paraphernalia Rodriguez pleaded guilty, upon the advice of counsel, to unlawful sale of marijuana, and adjudication of guilt was withheld. (Exhibit 1). Rodriguez testified that he paid a $300 fine and was told by his attorney that the plea and subsequent withholding adjudication of guilt would not affect his business. At this hearing Rodriguez denied selling marijuana to the policeman who had testified to the contrary. The Petitioner's witness is deemed a much more credible witness and it was this testimony, plus the guilty plea entered in Circuit Court that resulted in the finding that Respondent possessed and sold marijuana on the licensed premises. No evidence was submitted with respect to Counts 3, 4 and 7 of the Notice to Show Cause. The admissions of Respondent with respect to the facts alleged in Counts 5 and 6 were rebutted by Respondent's testimony, which was not contradicted by Petitioner's witness, that the lottery ticket was old and that the list of numbers found on Rodriguez' person was not a list of lottery numbers.

Florida Laws (3) 561.29849.09893.13
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WILLIE J. THOMPSON vs. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE, 89-001102 (1989)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 89-001102 Latest Update: Jun. 21, 1989

The Issue Whether Willie J. Thompson is entitled to the $5,000.00 prize for a winning lottery ticket presented by Mr. Thompson to the Department of the Lottery for collection?

Findings Of Fact Horace Bell purchased lottery ticket number 04-202290-059 (hereinafter referred to as the "Ticket") on approximately December 11, 1988. The Ticket was an instant winning ticket in the amount of $5,000.00, in the Florida Lottery's Money Tree Instant game. Willie J. Thompson drove Mr. Bell, his wife and other family members to Tallahassee on December 12, 1988, to file a claim for the prize. Upon arriving at the Lottery's offices Mr. Bell found that he did not have proper identification. Therefore, he allowed Mr. Thompson to present the ticket for collection because Mr. Thompson had proper identification. On December 12, 1988, Mr. Thompson completed a Florida Lottery Winner Claim Form (hereinafter referred to as the "Form") and submitted the Form and the Ticket to the Lottery. On the back of the Ticket Mr. Thompson listed his name and address on the spaces provided for the person claiming the prize and signed the Ticket. Mr. Thompson listed his name, Social Security Number, address and phone number on the Form. Mr. Thompson signed the Form as the "Claimant." In a letter dated December 12, 1988, DHRS notified the Lottery that Mr. Thompson owed $4,026.40 in Title IV-D child support arrearages as of December 12, 1988. Mr. Thompson has been paying his child support arrearages by having $30.00 taken out of each of his pay checks. The $5,000.00 prize was forwarded from the Lottery to the Comptroller on December 12, 1988. By letter dated December 20, 1988, Mr. Thompson was notified that the $5,000.00 prize for the Ticket he submitted was being transmitted to the Comptroller for possible payment of his Title IV-D child support arrearages. Mr. Thompson was notified by the Comptroller by letter dated December 28, 1988, that the Comptroller intended to apply $4,026.40 of the $5,000.00 prize toward his unpaid obligation. Mr. Thompson was provided a state warrant for the $973.60 balance of the $5,000.00 prize. Mr. Thompson requested a formal administrative hearing to contest the proposed action of the Comptroller. Mr. Thompson's total obligation as of the date of the formal hearing had been reduced by the court-ordered $30.00 payments he has made since December, 1988. As of the date of the formal hearing, Mr. Thompson's total obligation was $3,335.60. His obligation will reduce further by payments made up until the date of the issuance of a Final Order in this matter. Mr. Thompson should be given credit for these additional payments.

Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it Is RECOMMENDED that a Final Order be issued providing for payment of the portion of the $5,000.00 prize attributable to the Ticket owed by Mr. Thompson as child support arrearages as of the date of the Final Order to DHRS. The balance of the $5,000.00 prize should be paid to Mr. Thompson. DONE and ENTERED this 21st day of June, 1989, in Tallahassee, Florida. LARRY J. SARTIN Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550 (904) 488-9675 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 21st day of June, 1989. APPENDIX Case Number 89-1102 The Petitioners have submitted proposed findings of fact. It has been noted below which proposed findings of fact have been generally accepted and the paragraph number(s) in the Recommended Order where they have been accepted, if any. Those proposed findings of fact which have been rejected and the reason for their rejection have also been noted. The Petitioners' Proposed Findings of Fact Proposed Finding Paragraph Number in Recommended Order of Fact Number of Acceptance or Reason for Rejection 1. 1. 2. 2-3. 3. 4 and 6. 4 7. 5 9. 6 11. 7 13. 8-9 Conclusions of law. COPIES FURNISHED: Jo Ann Levin Senior Attorney Office of Comptroller The Capitol, Suite 1302 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0350 Louisa E. Hargrett Senior Attorney Department of the Lottery 250 Marriott Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Chriss Walker Senior Attorney Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Willie J. Thompson Post Office Box 3655 Jacksonville, Florida 32206 Honorable Gerald Lewis Comptroller, State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0350 Charles L. Stutts General Counsel The Capitol, Plaza Level Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0350

Florida Laws (3) 120.5724.10524.115
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INTERNATIONAL GAMO, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY, 00-002116BID (2000)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed:Tallahassee, Florida May 22, 2000 Number: 00-002116BID Latest Update: Jul. 01, 2024
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES COUNCIL vs. THOMASENA W. OWENS, 79-000654 (1979)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 79-000654 Latest Update: Dec. 06, 1979

The Issue Whether Respondent's teacher's certificate should be suspended or revoked or other appropriate action taken for alleged violations of Chapter 231, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6B, Florida Administrative Code, as set forth in the Petition herein. At the commencement of the hearing, Petitioner moved to amend paragraphs 1 and 2 to reflect a correct date of May 5, 1977, in lieu of the date May 5, 1978, stated therein. There being no objection, the Motion was granted and the Petitioner so amended.

Findings Of Fact The Respondent, Thomasena W. Owens, holds a Florida Teaching Certificate and has been employed in the Duval County Public School System at Ribault High School, Jacksonville, Florida, since 1979, as a cosmetology teacher (testimony of Respondent). On May 5, 1977, Respondent conducted a fashion show with her students at the high school auditorium for the purpose of raising funds to defray expenses of graduating students to take examinations before the State Board of Cosmetology. Prior to this time, Respondent obtained permission from school authorities to conduct the fund raising activity. Written school policy required that tickets for such events must be prenumbered consecutively by the printer and that a report of tickets sold and funds received must be prepared by the person in charge of the activity (testimony of Davis, Respondent, Petitioner's composite exhibit No. 4). On April 12, 1977, Respondent's husband, Herbert Owens, ordered the printing of 500 tickets for the sum of $15.00 in the name of Ribault High School - Cosmetology Department, at Bill Kight's Copy Center, Jacksonville, Florida. He later received the tickets from the Copy Center without paying for the same and delivered them to his wife's office at the school. The tickets were unnumbered. Prior to ordering the tickets, Respondent had not submitted a request for purchase approval to the School principal as was required under written school policies (testimony of Thrift, Harms, Davis, H. Owens, Petitioner's exhibit No. 1-2, 4,5). The ticket price for the fashion show was one dollar. Prior to the event, there was an undetermined number of advance ticket sales. The school auditorium has an audience capacity of approximately 700 persons. Tickets were sold at the door at the night of the performance by Emily James, a School clerical employee. The door was the only available entrance to the auditorium. During the course of ticket sales immediately before the performance, some four or five individuals entered the auditorium with passes. Although the auditorium was not completely full, at least 500 persons were present during the show. A short time before the performance had concluded, Mrs. James turned over the cash receipts and unsold tickets in a box to Respondent. On June 9, 1977, Respondent executed a form titled "Report of Monies Collected," which reflected that she had turned in $103.00 in cash to the School bookkeeper on May 5, 1977. It further reflected that 300 tickets had been printed and that 176 tickets were turned in on June 9th. It further showed that the cash balance due of $21.00 had been turned in by Respondent on the same date. The form was countersigned by the school bookkeeper. (Testimony of James, Feagin, Davis, Respondent's exhibit No. 1). In August, 1977, the bookkeeper for Bill Knight's Copy Center noted that the invoice for the tickets had not been paid by the high school. She called Mr. Owens for an explanation. He stated that the reason why the bill had not been paid was that only 300 tickets had been ordered and that in order to pay for the work, he needed another invoice, dated April 12, 1977, showing 300 tickets at the price of $15.00. The revised invoice was picked up by Mr. Owens. It was not until February 14, 1978, that the High School paid the bill for the tickets. (Testimony of Harms, H. Owens, Davis, Petitioner's exhibit No. 2, 6- 8). Respondent received a satisfactory job performance evaluation from the school principal in 1977, although the principal had expressed concerns to her for previous irregular business transactions. Respondent received an unsatisfactory overall evaluation in 1978, which the principal explained was due to the fact that "I wanted to register with Ms. Owens my objections to the fund raising business . . . and I chose this method to do that." Although the principal stated that Respondent expressed positive qualities of demonstration and enthusiasm in her classes, she was concerned about her ability to impart knowledge to students. (Testimony of Davis, Petitioner's Exhibit No. 3). Both Respondent and her husband testified at the hearing. Respondent disclaimed any knowledge of the ticket purchase and attributed all events concerning the transaction to her husband. However, when she was interview by Petitioner's security investigator in August, 1978, she told him that she had ordered the tickets and that her husband had picked them up. She also stated to him that, after discovering that she had been billed for 500 tickets even though she had ordered only 300, she went to the printers the next day and obtained a corrected invoice. In a subsequent interview about a week later, Respondent told the investigator that the corrected invoice had been mailed to her and that her husband had paid for the tickets and picked them up. At the hearing, Respondent testified that her husband had ordered that tickets because she was "busy." Although she had told the investigator that there had been advance ticket sales, at the hearing Respondent testified that she could not remember if there had been such sales. Her testimony indicated that students had counted the tickets before the performance and placed them in stacks of 25 each and that there were only 300 tickets. She further testified that Mrs. James had handed her a locked bag containing the door ticket sale receipts and unsold tickets, had placed the bag in the truck of Respondent's care, and that Respondent turned the money over to the bookkeeper the next day without knowing what was in the bag. She denied keeping any of the sales receipts or any wrong doing. She admitted that she was aware of school procedures to be followed in purchasing materials, but said that the principal an bookkeeper had authorized her to purchase the tickets. Her husband testified that he had ordered 300 tickets from the printer and picked them up when they were ready, but did not pay for them at that time. He admitted having the conversation with the printer's bookkeeper and requesting a revised invoice to reflect that only 300 tickets had been printed and delivered. He testified that he told his wife that he had paid for the tickets because he did not want her to have any "foul-ups" with the principal in regard to the bill being paid. He further testified that he viewed the crowd attending the fashion show and that there were approximately 200 spectators present. In view of the inconsistencies and conflicts of the above testimony of Respondent and Mr. Owens between themselves and with the testimony of other witnesses, the demeanor of all witnesses, and the circumstances surrounding the transaction in question, the testimony of Respondent and her husband as summarized above in pertinent respects, is not deemed credible. Based on the foregoing findings, it is further found that Respondent failed to properly account either for funds received for the sale of 200 tickets, or otherwise to satisfactorily account for the disposition of 200 missing tickets.

Recommendation That Respondent's teaching certificate be revoked for a period of three (3) years, pursuant to Section 231.28, Florida Statutes. DONE AND ORDERED in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, this 20th day of August, 1979. COPIES FURNISHED: David Holder, Esquire 110 North Magnolia Tallahassee, Florida Kenneth Vickers, Esquire 437 East Monroe Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 THOMAS C. OLDHAM Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings Room 101, Collins Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (904) 488-9675 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 20th day of August, 1979.

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DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING vs JACK J. GAREY, 98-004566 (1998)
Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed:Miami, Florida Oct. 15, 1998 Number: 98-004566 Latest Update: Jul. 15, 2004

The Issue At issue in this proceeding is whether Respondent committed the offenses set forth in the Administrative Complaint and, if so, what penalty should be imposed.

Findings Of Fact Petitioner, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (Department) is a state agency charged with the duty and responsibility for regulating the pari-mutuel wagering industry in Florida and those licensed under Chapter 550, Florida Statutes. At all times material hereto, Respondent, Jack J. Garey, held pari-mutuel wagering license number 1470144-1081, was a licensed thoroughbred owner, and was a permitholder authorized to conduct horseracing at permitted facilities in the State of Florida. Calder Race Course (Calder) was, at all times material hereto, a permitholder authorized to conduct horseracing in the State of Florida. Incident to the operation of that business, Calder extended check cashing privileges to trainers, owners and other pari-mutuel wagering licensees. On or about November 3, 1997, Respondent endorsed and presented to Calder for payment two checks, each in the amount of $500.00, which were payable to Respondent and drawn on the account of Karin Montejo and Ramiro Montejo at Barnett Bank. Both checks, which Calder paid, were returned unpaid because the account was closed. On or about November 12, 1997, Respondent endorsed and presented to Calder for payment a check in the amount of $1,600.00 which as payable to Respondent and drawn on the account of Karin Montejo and Ramiro Montejo at Barnett Bank. The check, which Calder paid, was, as the previous check drawn on such account, returned unpaid because the account was closed. In late November 1997, Michael Abes, the vice president of finance at Calder, spoke with Respondent regarding the returned checks and demanded repayment. In turn, Respondent acknowledged the debt and promised to repay it; however, no payments were forthcoming. On or about December 27, 1997, Respondent endorsed and presented to Calder two more checks for payment. One check was in the amount of $2,000.00 and the other in the amount of $500.00, and each was payable to Respondent and drawn on the account of Karin Montejo and Ramiro Montejo at Barnett Bank. The checks, paid by Calder, were, as with the previous checks drawn on the same account, returned unpaid because the account was closed. Given the return of the previous checks and his discussion with Mr. Abes, it cannot be subject to serious dispute that Respondent knew when he presented the checks to Calder for payment, that the account on which the checks were drawn had been closed and that they would not be honored by the bank. Despite numerous demands, Respondent did not pay any portion of the outstanding obligation owed Calder until February 1998, when a payment of $300.00 was remitted. Subsequently, on June 5, 1998, the balance of the outstanding obligation due Calder was paid.

Recommendation Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that a final order be entered finding Respondent guilty of violating the provisions of Subsection 550.105(6), Florida Statutes, as alleged in Count I of the Administrative Complaint and imposing, as a penalty for such violation, an administrative fine of $300.00, a 30-day suspension, and exclusion from all pari-mutuel facilities in the state for the period of suspension. DONE AND ENTERED this 9th day of March, 1999, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. WILLIAM J. KENDRICK Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (850) 488-9675 SUNCOM 278-9675 Fax Filing (850) 921-6847 www.doah.state.fl.us Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 9th day of March, 1999.

Florida Laws (5) 120.569120.57120.60550.0251550.105
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