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33-13-1603

Licence number

E8207

Broker's name

Groth, Susanna

Decision

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
MS. SUSANNA GROTH’S LICENCE

File: 33-13-1603

NOTICE is hereby given that Susanna Groth, former real estate broker (Licence No. E8207), whose establishment was located in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, has been found guilty by the Discipline Committee of the Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ) of the offences summarized below:

1st count: Between January 2009 and April 30, 2010, in the greater Montreal area:

a) has prepared and sent to the ACAIQ, on behalf of an agency:

i) false reconciliation statements of general trust accounts;
ii) false trust accounting registers;
iii) false monthly bank statements;

b) used a cheque kiting fraud scheme;

c) appropriated funds at the expense of an agency, from 3 different banks;

committing for each of the above paragraphs and subparagraphs, an offence under section 13 of the Rules of Professional Ethics of the ACAIQ.

2nd count: Between May 1, 2010 and April 3, 2012, in the Greater Montreal area:

a) has prepared and sent to the OACIQ on behalf of an agency:

i) false reconciliation statements of general trust accounts;
ii) false trust accounting registers;
iii) false monthly bank statements

b) used a cheque kiting fraud scheme;

c) appropriated funds at the expense of an agency, from 3 different banks;

committing for each of the above paragraphs and subparagraphs, an offence under section 69 of the Regulation respecting brokerage requirements, professional conduct of brokers and advertising.

On August 6, 2014, the Discipline Committee ordered the permanent suspension of Susanna Groth’s real estate broker’s licence (Licence No. E8207) on each of counts No. 1 a), 1 b), 1 c), 2 a), 2b) and 2 c) of the formal complaint.

Given that Susanna Groth is no longer a licence holder, her licence will be suspended permanently whenever she becomes a licence holder again.

This notice is given in accordance with section 33 of the Regulation respecting the issue of broker’s and agency licences (R.R.Q., c. C-73.2, r.3).

Brossard, November 4, 2014

Renée Dionne
Discipline Committee Secretary