Indiana CPA Society's new ethics policy on online publications, adopted by the Board of Directors at their June 19, 2020 meeting:

Where feasible, disciplinary notices may be periodically removed from this site in accordance with the following guidelines:

• Terminations generally remain on the website for a maximum of seven years. If the member has his/her membership reinstated, their article will remain for a minimum of five years or the date of reinstatement, whichever is longer.
  
• Suspensions will generally be removed from the website one year after the member’s suspension period has ended.
• Suspensions coincident with the state boards of accountancy will generally be removed when the member has sent notification that their suspension has been lifted by the state board. However, all suspensions will remain on the website for a minimum of one year.
• Admonishments will generally be removed from the website one year after the effective date of admonishment.

August 16, 2024 – Admonished

Douglas Fahrnow, CPA, CGMA of Indianapolis, was admonished under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, effective August 16, 2024. This action is based on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Release No. 105-2023-029. Details regarding the PCAOB’s disciplinary action can be found on the PCAOB’s website.

August 16, 2024 – Admonished

Edward McGuire, CPA of Indianapolis, was admonished under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, effective August 16, 2024. This action is based on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Release No. 105-2023-029. Details regarding the PCAOB’s disciplinary action can be found on the PCAOB’s website.

August 16, 2024 – Admonished

Rebecca Quintana, CPA, CGMA of Indianapolis, was admonished under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, effective August 16, 2024. This action is based on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Release No. 105-2023-029. Details regarding the PCAOB’s disciplinary action can be found on the PCAOB’s website.

October 3, 2019 – Terminated

Clinton Loehrlein, CPA, CGMA, of Evansville, Indiana, has had his membership status in the Indiana CPA Society moved from suspended to terminated, effective October 3, 2019, under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, as the result of his CPA license being revoked by the Indiana Board of Accountancy and his final judgment of conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year.

November 7, 2018 – Terminated

James Burkhart, Carmel, Indiana, has been terminated from membership in the Indiana CPA Society under the automatic provisions of the INCPAS bylaws, effective November 7, 2018. This action is based on Mr. Burkhart’s final judgment of conviction for crimes punishable by imprisonment of more than one year.

March 16, 2018 – Terminated

Jack Weichman, CPA, of Munster, Indiana, has been terminated from membership in the Indiana CPA Society, effective March 16, 2018, under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, as the result of his final judgment of conviction for several counts of fraud.

June 22, 2018 – Terminated

Thomas Wagner, CPA, of Wabash, Indiana, has been terminated from membership in the Indiana CPA Society, effective June 22, 2018, under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, as the result of his final judgment of conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. Mr. Wagner pled guilty to the charge of theft and insurance fraud.

September 27, 2017 – Suspended Indefinitely

Mark A. John, CPA of Seymour, Indiana, has been suspended from membership in the Indiana CPA Society under the automatic sanctioning guidelines of the INCPAS bylaws, as the result of his license being put on probation for a period of at least two years by the Indiana Board of Accountancy. The suspension period will coincide with the license probationary period.

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