Disciplinary actions: Vehicle dealers

For details about many of these disciplinary actions, please see Search business and professional licenses.

May 2012

Satbinderpal Singh Ghag — Kent

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000.

Hector’s Car Corner, Inc. — Centralia

• Finding: Transferred titles late and failed to have possession of titles before or at the time of sale.
• Action: Fined $5,000, with $2,000 stayed (not imposed) so long as they don’t commit similar violations for 1 year.

Viktor N. Vladimirov — Vancouver

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000 with $3,500 stayed (not imposed) for 1 year so long as he doesn’t engage in the business of a vehicle dealer without a vehicle dealer license.

April 2012

All Star Automotive, Inc. — Tacoma

• Finding: On April 30, 2009, sold a vehicle on an in-house contract. The lien was paid off on August 13, 2010. In December 2009, the vehicle was taken to All Star Automotive for engine repairs. They agreed to allow the vehicle owner to pay for the repairs at the end of the in-house contract, but didn’t put this information in writing on the purchase order agreement. On September 13, 2011, they repossessed the vehicle because the owner hadn’t paid for the vehicle repairs.
• Action: Fined $500.

Manor Highway Auto, Inc. — Vancouver

• Finding: Failed to transfer title within 45 days for 19 vehicles, and failed to complete consignment agreements for 11 vehicles.
• Action: Fined $30,000 and vehicle dealer license, #7003, suspended for at least 30 days. License will remain suspended until the titles to the vehicles are transferred into the names of the purchaser.

Fathi Y. Mustafa — Seattle

• Finding: Failed to comply with the laws pertaining to the issuance of dealer temporary license permits, and altered a temporary vehicle permit.
• Action: Fined $250.

Jose Francisco Rodriguez — Yakima

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,000.

Tri-City Car Sales, LLC — Kennewick

• Finding:
  • Failed to properly disclose the documentary service fee on a purchase order.
  • Failed to disclose that a $150 fee was added as a documentary service fee, but rather used the industry term “doc fee.”
  • Failed to properly disclose the trauma care fee on a purchase order.
• Action: Fined $500.

March 2012

Delgri Auto Sales & Service — Shoreline

• Finding:
  • Misused dealer plates.
  • Failed to properly use dealer license plates.
  • Sold vehicle from a location other than licensed place of business, and allowed customer to use a dealer license plate on that vehicle for a week.
  • Made a late title transfer, and failed to possess a security interest in that vehicle.
  • Failed to provide customer with an itemization of taxes or other charges in writing before the consummation of that sale, and advised the customer of taxes owed over a month later via email instead.
  • Falsified the Certificate of Fact submitted to us as supporting documentation for transfer of title to a vehicle, claiming the date of deliver was a week after the customer took possession of the vehicle.
  • Willfully failed to deliver the certificate of title to that vehicle, demanding the customer first pay an additional amount of approximately $200.
  • Aided and assisted the unlicensed dealer activity of Agustin Delgado-Griego.
• Action: Fined $3,500.

Destination Motors — Puyallup

• Finding:
  • Failed to pay off the lien holder of a trade-in vehicle by the close of the 2nd business day.
  • Failed to have possession of the titles for vehicles held for sale.
  • Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $2,000, of which $1,000 is stayed (not imposed) for 1 year as long as there are no additional violations.

Dream Auto, LLC — Woodinville

• Finding: Didn’t disclose the “rebuilt” brand on a vehicle they sold.
• Action: Fined $500.

Haave’s Auto Sales, Inc. — Spanaway

• Finding:
  • Late title transfers.
  • Failed to have possession of titles at or before the sale of vehicles.
  • Failed to maintain complete and accurate records.
  • Overcharged licensing fees.
  • Aided and assisted unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Failed to list the resale tax number on wholesale purchase order.
• Action: Fined $3,750.

Charles Hardwick — Nooksack

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Heng Lim, dba H.L. Auto Sales — Seattle

• Finding: Convicted within the previous 10 years of a crime which is directly related to the business of a vehicle dealer. (RCW 46.70.101 requires that a criminal conviction be directly related to the business of a vehicle dealer. His crime was directly related to vehicle dealer activity because it constituted theft in the context of a transaction involving property and money. Moreover, it constituted an abuse of the victim’s trust in the context of a transaction.)
• Action: Application for vehicle dealer license denied.

Arcelia Lopez — Sunnyside

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,500.

February 2012

A2Z Auto Sales and Financial, LLC — Lynnwood

• Finding: Late title transfers, and failed to have possession of a title.
• Action: Fined $1,500.

Irma Baca Garcia — Sumner

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,500.

Danny John — Puyallup

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $23,000.

Triple R Auto Sales — Wapato

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $3,500.

January 2012

Adventure RV’s — Rochester

• Finding: Failed to pay for vehicle within allotted time frame, and sold vehicle without having the title.
• Action: Fined $500.

All Nations Auto Sales — Spanaway

• Finding:
  • Failed to maintain normal business hours.
  • Failed to have records available for inspection.
  • Failed to transfer title within 45 days from the date of delivery.
• Action: License suspended, and fined $1,000.

Qaiser Obied Alsheblawi — Tukwila

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $5,000.

Bruce Titus Automotive Group Nissan/Subaru — Olympia

• Finding: Owed buyer $5,001 to be paid on date of delivery (June 15, 2011), but didn’t pay buyer until June 30, 2011.
• Action: Fined $750, with $500 stayed (not imposed) as long as there are no further similar violations.

Loretta Gutshall, Custom Auto Brokers — Spokane

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Shannon David Karhu — Orting

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000, which is stayed (not imposed) if he applies for and is issued a vehicle dealer license no later than June 1, 2012.

Alberto Martinez Martinez — Seattle

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

David Trump and Neil Root, Absolute Auto Brokers — Richland

• Finding: Unlawfully issued a 2nd temporary license permit, and failed to satisfy non-sufficient funds for vehicle dealer license renewal fees.
• Action: Fined $500.

Mohamad Youssef and El Zein, Zein Automobiles, Inc. — Edmonds

• Finding: Failed to properly disclose the documentary service fee in an advertisement, and advertised vehicles for sale which included a statement that the documentary service fee would be added to the vehicle price, if necessary.
• Action: Fined $500.

December 2011

Jose Armando Alfaro — Burien

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $15,000.

All Star Ford — Olympia

• Finding: Misuse of dealer plate and false advertising.
• Action: Fined $250 monetary penalty.

Delgri Auto Sales & Service — Shoreline

• Finding: Used a terminated dealer license plate.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Donald W. Fox — Puyallup

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered ot cease and desist, and fined $6,000.

Garcia’s Auto Sales — Sunnyside

• Finding:
  • Sold a vehicle without possessing the title.
  • Sold a vehicle to a minor (under 18) and transferred title into their name.
  • Issued a 2nd temporary permit without authorization from us.
• Action: Fined $2,000.

Lee Johnson Chevrolet, Inc. — Kirkland

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $3,750.

Motorcity, Inc. — Bellingham

• Finding:
  • Failed to deliver certificate of ownership to purchasers.
  • Failed to maintain an established place of business.
  • Insolvent.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license (#7029) revoked, and fined $4,000.

November 2011

Kasey Thomas Copher — Spokane

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

Destination Motors — Puyallup

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $1,750.

Gulbert Chrysler Jeep Dodge — Walla Walla

• Finding: Late lien payoff.
• Action: Fined $500.

Timothy R. Imel — Bellingham

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered ot cease and desist, and fined $4,000.

Edward Jackson & Joe Steve, dba Quality Truck Center — Tacoma

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered ot cease and desist, and fined $7,500.

Marketplace Auto, Inc. — Puyallup

• Finding: Sold a vehicle and submitted the application for a title by providing us forms that weren’t signed by the previous registered and legal owner.
• Action: Fined $1,000, with $500 stayed (not imposed) as long as there are no similar violations for 1 year.

Redline Motorsports — Tacoma

• Finding: Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $1,000, with $500 stayed (not imposed) as long as there are no similar violations for 1 year.

RV’s Plus, Inc. — Puyallup

• Finding: Failed to pay warranty company for an extended warranty.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Jose Vaca Santacruz — Kent

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Fined $3,000.

Guy Lindsey Schmitt — Ridgefield

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $1,000.

TNT Automite — Tacoma

• Finding: Failed to disclose that a vehicle had been branded as “rebuilt” and the odometer reading was ”not actual.”
• Action: Fined $500.

Fredrick Jerome Young — Tacoma

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $9,000.

October 2011

Andy’s Auto Service & Sales, LLC — Tacoma

• Finding: Didn’t disclose the rebuilt status of a vehicle.
• Action: Fined $1,000, which is stayed (not actually imposed) for a period of 1 year if there are no further violations.

Birdwell Brothers Auto Sales — Centralia

• Finding: Paid off lien-holders late on 3 separate instances.
• Action: Fined $1,500.

Double A Trailer Sales — Lynden

• Finding: Failed to maintain a business telephone listed in the local directory.
• Action: Currently in compliance, and maintains a business telephone listed in the local directory. If any provisions are violated, we may take further action against the business license.

Abel Escamilla — Wapato

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $6,000.

Michael Brian Grzogorek — Spokane Valley

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without holding a dealers license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,000.

Holiday Motorhomes, Inc. — Fife

• Findings:
  • Sold a 2008 Winnebago Motorhome, and the buyer purchased a 7-year Motorhome Service Contract extended warranty through USA Travel Care. Holiday Motorhomes didn’t notify USA Travel Care about the extended warranty purchase until 4 months after the sale was made, at which time USA Travel Care informed them that the extended warranty coverage wasn’t available for the vehicle.
  • Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $1,500.

Jerry Smith Chevrolet — Anacortes

• Finding: Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $500.

Jimmy’s Auto Sales, LLC — Spanaway

• Findings:
  • Late title transfer.
  • Failed to maintain a commercial business location.
  • Failed to maintain records.
  • Failed to maintain a permanent sign.
  • Failed to maintain normal business hours.
  • Failed to maintain a telecommunications system at the licensed location.
• Action: Fined $500.

JNR Enterprises — Meeteetse, WY

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $500.

Kevin Ray Milan — Granger

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

Juan Badillo Moreno — Yakima

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered ot cease and desist, and fined $2,500.

Northwest Motorsport — Puyallup

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $2,000.

Petr Romanovich Popov — Monroe

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without holding a dealers license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,750.

Francisco J. Diaz Radillo — Des Moines

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,000.

Kelly Anderson Schultz — Olympia

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle wrecker without holding a wrecker’s license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $40,000.

Andrew Louis Young — Tacoma

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered ot cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

September 2011

Tom Smith Equipment — Sumner

• Finding: Failed to maintain normal business hours.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license is suspended until respondent comes into compliance with the established place of business requirements.

Highland Motors — Bellevue

• Finding: Converted funds belonging to a customer without the consent of the owner of the funds.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license is suspended for 7 days, and a monetary penalty of $2,000.

Anthony M. Demuth — Arlington

• Finding: Acting as a dealer without having a dealer’s license.
• Action: Cease and desist, and monetary penalty of $5,500. Must obtain a hulk hauling license by January 3, 2012.

Best Autos, LLC — Auburn

• Finding: Failed to disclose that a vehicle was branded as “WA REBUILT” upon sale.
• Action: Monetary penalty of $500.

Randy Ephrem — Vancouver

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without first holding a license.
• Action: Cease and desist, and monetary penalty of $6,000.

Spaulding Motors — Lake Tapps

• Findings:
  • On or about December 29, 2009, the Washington State Department of Revenue filed warrant for unpaid taxes in Pierce County in the amount of $97,301.12.
  • On or about February 15, 2011, the Washington State Department of Revenue filed warrant for unpaid taxes in Pierce County in the amount of $14,114.55.
  • Acquired a trade-in and failed to pay off the lienholder in the amount of $18,000.  Sold vehicle even though they had not paid off the lien.
  • Acquired a few more trade-ins and failed to pay off the lienholders, the amount of approximately $20,000 and $15,300.
  • Failed to apply for transfer of title into the names of purchasers (6).
  • Abandoned place of business and failed to maintain a commercial building, failed to maintain a sign, failed to maintain business hours and failed to maintain business records at the licensed location.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license revoked for five years, and a monetary penalty of $15,500.

Skipper Nilsen — Edmonds

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Cease and desist, $20,000 monetary penalty (of the initial $25,000) on conditions that Mr. Nilsen obtains a hulk hauling license within 12 months from the date of the final order and pays a civil penalty in the amount of $5,000.

Baydo Chevrolet — McKenna

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Monetary penalty of $2,000.

Elbourne Gnyp — Ferndale

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Cease and desist, and $5,000 monetary penalty.

Elite Motor Group LLC — Federal Way

• Finding:
  • Sold insurance salvaged vehicles and did not transfer the title into his name when he sold the vehicles.
  • The bill of sale for the salvaged vehicles did not clearly disclose that the vehicle was a “salvage/rebuilt.”
• Action:Monetary penalty of $2,000.

August 2011

George Gee Buick GMC — Liberty Lake

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $3,250.

A2Z Auto Sales and Financial, LLC — Lynnwood

• Finding: Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Broadmoor RV & Truck Center, Inc. — Pasco

• Finding: Failed to acquire a Dealer Temporary Sub-Agency License Application to conduct off-site sales.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Butch Motors, LLC — Lake Tapps

• Finding:
  • Sold vehicles without having possession of the title on the date of sale.
  • Advertised vehicle with incorrect odometer information.
  • Didn’t disclose in writing that the vehicle was a “rebuilt.”
  • Owes the flooring company over $617,000.
  • Didn’t have a consignment agreement upon sale of a vehicle.
  • Submitted a forged Affidavit of Loss/Release of Interest form to us.
• Action: License revoked for 5 years, and fined $9,000.

Yadollah Ali Fathi and Faridoun Mavadat Nia — Gig Harbor

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $13,000.

Nissan of the Eastside at Bellevue — Bellevue

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $4,000.

Larson Motors — Tacoma

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $4,000.

Richard J. Rogers — Spokane

• Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

Teodora LLC, BG Motors, and George Kozhuharov — Seattle

• Finding:
  • Failed to maintain a Dealer Temporary Log for Dealer Temporary Permits.
  • Failed to maintain complete and accurate records.
  • Failed to maintain business hours.
  • Used incorrect terms on Bill of Sale documents.
  • Didn’t state in writing that “Documentary Service Fee” is negotiable.
• Action: Fined $4,500.

July 2011

Nicholas Martin Blair — Vancouver

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without a license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $4,250.

Leonardo Alonzo-Cayetano — Monroe

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

Auto Island Sales — Spokane

• Finding:
  • Advertised a vehicle for sale on Craigslist without identifying their complete business name, or by using the word “dealer” or the abbreviation “DLR”.
  • Included a photograph of the vehicle with a license plate attached that was registered to a different vehicle, which had been reported as being sold.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Miguel Angel Ceja — Yakima

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without a license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $6,000.

Eleodoro Duran — Federal Way

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $4,000.

Joe Falsetta — Grapeview

• Findings:
  • Found guilty of Conspiracy to Manufacture a Controlled Substance, a felony, in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County.
  • Found guilty of Unlawful Manufacture of a Controlled Substance.
• Action: Ordered to have no work duties or responsibilities in any capacity in this business for 5 years.

Jose Manuel Lombera Gonzalez — Moses Lake

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without a license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,500.

Amanda Lee Jones — Tacoma

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without a license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

Nathan Todd Klemann — Sumas

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

Larson Automotive Holdings, Inc. — Tacoma

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $10,000.

Frank Valentine Lopez — Concrete

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,500.

Mike Olson Chrysler Jeep Dodge — Yakima

• Finding: Late title transfer.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Palmas Auto Sales — Kennewick

• Finding:
  • Failed to apply for transfer of title.
  • Failed to possess certificate of ownership before or at time of sale.
  • Issued more than 1 vehicle dealer temporary permit.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license suspended until he applies for title in the name of the purchaser, and fined $2,500.

Chammao Poth — Seattle

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

Quality Cars, Inc. — Spokane

• Finding: Sold vehicle and titled it into the name of the customer without their signature on the purchase documents.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Aurelio Luciano Rosales — Sunnyside

• Finding: Engaged in the business of a vehicle dealer without a license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

S & S Auto Sales, LLC — Maple Valley

• Finding: Sold vehicles at retail when licensed to sell wholesale only.
• Action: License revoked, and fined $5,000.

Joe Steve — Gladstone, Oregon

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

Trailer Source, Inc. — Sumner

• Finding: Didn’t have the title for a trailer in their possession when they sold the trailer.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

Vancouver Auto Company — Vancouver

• Finding: Sold a vehicle protection plan and failed to remit the $2,495 payment to Auto Services Company, the company that was to provide the warranty coverage. After the purchasers learned their policy wasn’t in force, refunded approximately $2,699 to the purchasers.
• Action: Fined $1,000.

VIP Auto Sales — Auburn

• Finding:
  • Failed to possess certificates of ownership at the time of or before sale of a vehicle.
  • Late title transfer.
  • Failed to disclose on the purchase order that a vehicle had been totaled out by an insurance carrier and rebuilt.
  • Failed to maintain an established place of business.
• Action: Vehicle dealer license suspended, and fined $6,500.

Western Motor Coach — Lynnwood

• Finding:
  • Sold a motorhome, subject to bank approval, and failed within 4 calendar days to unconditionally accept the sale or void the contract and return the purchaser’s initial payment.
  • Charged a $250 documentary service fee.
  • Failed to have possession of a certificate of ownership or a completed consignment contract that included a guaranteed title from the seller.
• Action: Fined $1,500.

June 2011

Thomas Boening — Edgewood

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,500.

Rozell Canada — Tacoma

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $6,000.

George Gee Buick — Liberty Lake

• Finding: Late title transfers.
• Action: Fined $6,500.

Juan Gonzalez — Black Diamond

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000.

Matthew E. Gregory, dba Matagan Parts & Repair — Spokane

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000.

Randall Craig Grudzinski — Walla Walla

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $5,000.

Scotty D. Lee — Lakewood

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

Motorcity, Inc. — Bellingham

• Finding: Converted/appropriated funds belonging to a customer without the consent of the owner of the funds.
• Action: Fined $500.

Vasiliy Nizelskiy — Auburn

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,000.

Peat’s Auto, Inc. — Auburn

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $44,000.

Cuauhtemoc Soto-Garcia — Roy

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,000.

Spokane Auto Center — Spokane

• Finding: Failed to pay taxes to the Department of Revenue.
• Action: Motor vehicle dealer license revoked for 1 year.

Mohammed Yusuf — Brier

• Finding: Engaged in the business of buying and selling vehicles without a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

May 2011

Auto Boys Sales & Service, Inc. — Tacoma

• Finding: Failed to maintain and provide records.
• Action: Fined $1,250.

BRC Development LLC — Spanaway

• Finding: Found guilty of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, a felony.
• Action: License application denied.

Miller Ali Ristick, RSV Auto, Inc. and dba C & R Auto — Tacoma

• Finding: Acted as a vehicle dealer, without holding a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $5,000.

April 2011

Albert L. Perrault — Tacoma

• Finding: Acted as a vehicle dealer, without holding a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $15,000.

Elvis Adalio Martinez Ruano — Seattle

• Finding: Acted as a vehicle dealer, without holding a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

Phillip Bradley Schultz — Bonney Lake

• Finding: Acted as a vehicle dealer, without holding a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $4,500.

West Coast Diesel and Auto — Edmonds

• Finding: Acted as a vehicle dealer, without holding a vehicle dealer license.
• Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000.