Mediator Disciplinary Actions
Mediator Disciplinary Actions
Prepared by the Florida Dispute Resolution Center
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The Mediator Qualifications Board — a committee under authority of and appointed by the Florida Supreme Court — recently disciplined one certified mediator.
The following mediator is disciplined:
Jacinto Luis Puentes, 14750 NW 77th Court, Suite 304, Miami Lakes 33016, Certification: 26571. (Case Number MQB 2012-001) Case Type: Failure to report conviction/good moral character. Sanctioned by Order Accepting Admission to Charges, and Stipulation to Imposition of Sanctions entered on April 9, 2015. Puentes admitted the allegations and agreed to be decertified as a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit mediator; not apply for any certification as a mediator until five years after the restoration of his civil rights; not conduct any mediations in Florida until he obtains Florida Supreme Court mediator certification; and waive all rights to seek review under the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators. Findings: Puentes fails to possess good moral character for continued Florida Supreme Court circuit court mediator certification by virtue of his conviction for conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He pled and was adjudicated guilty and was sentenced to federal prison for 60 months; he failed to report his conviction to the DRC within 30 days of the date of the conviction. Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators violated: 10.110, 10.130(b).
