DARREN C BATES (WAXHAW) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Bates for a period of 9 months, effective February 14, 2025. The Commission found that Bates failed to report three criminal convictions to the Commission: Driving While Impaired in 2011; Hit and Run in 2018; and Violation of a 50B Domestic Violence Restraining Order on January 16, 2024. Bates also failed to fully respond to a Letter of Inquiry from the Commission within 14 days of receipt.
TIMOTHY M BEACH (CHARLOTTE) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Beach for a period of 24 months, effective January 16, 2025. The Commission found that Beach brokered several residential transactions without properly executed listing agreements and without properly providing and reviewing the Working With Real Estate Agents Disclosure form. As a result, on at least one occasion, Beach was paid directly at closing, instead of through the firm.
BEYCOME BROKERAGE REALTY LLC (NORTH CAROLINA) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the firm license of Beycome Brokerage Realty LLC for a period of 12 months, effective February 28, 2025. The Commission then stayed the suspension in its entirety upon certain conditions. The Commission found that Beycome Brokerage Realty LLC advertised the square footage of a property for sale, and its affiliated brokers failed to either use reasonable skill, care, or diligence to ensure that the square footage of the structure was accurately measured, failed to confirm that the method used in measuring was reliable and up to date, and failed to hire a professional with greater expertise in measuring square footage to calculate the square footage measurements. Beycome did not respond to a Letter of Inquiry from the Commission within 14 days of receipt.
PAULA A DODGE (LENOIR) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Dodge for a period of 12 months, effective February 15, 2025. The Commission then stayed the suspension in its entirety upon certain conditions. The Commission found that Dodge, on behalf of her landlord who was also her former client, collected $2100 in rent from another tenant. Dodge did not expect a fee and deposited the cash payment in her personal bank account and sent a check to the landlord for the rent funds. The check was returned for insufficient funds and Dodge failed to repay the funds owed.
ANTHONY J GIGLIO (NORTH CAROLINA) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Giglio for a period of 9 months, effective February 15, 2025. The Commission then stayed the suspension in its entirety upon certain conditions. The Commission found that Giglio submitted a firm application and reported a pending disciplinary action by the Colorado Division of Real Estate. The NC firm application was placed on hold pending resolution of that action. Giglio failed to timely report that he had entered into a Consent Order in Colorado in October 2023, which included seven complaints and resulted in a $15,000 fine and a three-month active suspension as well as additional required coursework. Giglio also failed to timely report a February 2024, Wisconsin disciplinary action which resulted in a 30-day suspension among other requirements.
KRISTOFF K JONES (RALEIGH) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Jones for a period of 12 months, effective February 2, 2025. The Commission then stayed the suspension in its entirety upon certain conditions. The Commission found that Jones, acting as buyer agent for their buyer-client, negotiated a $750 credit in lieu of repairs. Jones failed to prepare a revised DDRA to reduce the agreement to writing resulting in the seller refusing to pay. Jones expressed to the listing agent and to the buyer-client that he would pay the $750 to the buyer due to his failure to get a written agreement. Jones failed to make the payment despite promising to do so. During the inquiry into the complaint, Jones failed to timely respond to multiple Letters of Inquiry from Commission staff.
SABRINA R MCMILLAN (RALEIGH) – Following a hearing, the Commission permanently revoked the broker license of McMillan effective January 2, 2025. The Commission found that McMillan performed property management services through an unlicensed entity and without being a designated Broker-in-Charge, failed to remit rental proceeds and a tenant security deposit to her landlord-client, failed to respond to multiple Letters of Inquiry, failed to provide requested documents to Commission representatives, and failed to maintain a current address on file with the Commission.
LORI A PRUSSOCK (JACKSONVILLE) – By Consent, the Commission permanently revoked the real estate license of Prussock, effective February 19, 2025. The Commission found that Prussock failed to properly manage her client’s property management trust accounts, resulting in shortages of over $300,000.00.
JENNIFER H SCOTT (NEW BERN) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Scott for a period of 12 months, effective January 1, 2025. The Commission then stayed the suspension following a one month active period upon certain conditions. The Commission found that Scott gave her buyer clients the access code to the lock box on a property and allowed her clients to enter and tour that property without her present. In addition, Scott failed to provide and review the Working with Real Estate Agents Disclosure at first substantial contact.
LORY W WELLS (LEXINGTON) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Wells effective March 3, 2025. The Commission found that Wells was the designated broker-in-charge when the qualifying broker conducted an auction for the sale of the subject property. The highest bidders of the auction paid a $45,000 earnest money deposit to the QB when the contract was executed. The sellers gave notice that the contract was unenforceable and refused to sell, and after the closing date passed, the buyers requested the return of their earnest money deposit. The sellers acknowledged the termination was proper and instructed QB to return the earnest money deposit to the buyers, but she failed to do so. The QB did not give the earnest money deposit to Wells to be held in trust and instead, converted the money to her own personal use. Wells failed to properly maintain the trust account of the firm by not accounting for the earnest money deposit collected by the QB. Wells failed to provide trust account and transaction documents.
CLARENCE E WILLIAMS (CLEMMONS) – Following a hearing, the Commission permanently revoked the broker license of Williams effective January 2, 2025. The Commission found that Williams made false promises to broker clients to induce them into investing in investment opportunities, performed brokerage services through an unlicensed entity and without being a designated Broker-in-Charge, performed brokerage services while on inactive status, failed to respond to multiple Letters of Inquiry, failed to provide requested documents to Commission representatives, and failed to maintain a current address on file with the Commission.