California Public Utilities Commission
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Terrie Prosper, 415.703.1366, news@cpuc.ca.gov

CPUC INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
AND FINES IMPOSED ON VARIOUS LIMOUSINES,
SHUTTLES, AND BUS COMPANIES

SAN FRANCISCO, January 28, 2009 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to consumer protection, has taken a number of actions to protect consumers from illegally operating passenger carriers.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, CPUC took the following enforcement actions against limousine, bus, and shuttle companies for violations of the Public Utilities Code and CPUC rules and regulations, including General Order (G.O.) 157-D.

Administrative Citation

Nineteen (19) companies were cited and fined (totaling $22,750) for violations ranging from:

1. Advertised beyond the scope of its authority

2. Engaged employees without procuring evidence of workers' compensation insurance

3. Engaged unlicensed sub carriers in violation of G.O. 157-D

4. Failed to comply with G.O. 157 rules (equipment list, waybills, out of class drivers, vehicle not properly SPAB certified, fictitious business name, display of TCP # on vehicles)

5. Failed to enroll drivers in a mandatory Drug and Alcohol program

6. Failed to enroll drivers in DMV Pull Notice program

7. Failed to maintain business records

8. Failed to pay PUCTRA fees or under-reported gross revenue

9. Failed to respond and provide business records upon request in a timely manner

10. Operated with no evidence of public liability insurance in effect and on file

11. Operated without a valid authority (suspension, revocation, expiration, outside of the scope of its authority or unlicensed)

Companies cited were:

1. Amerigo Naami dba DLS Transportation, Laguna Niguel (TCP 18482)

2. Artak Muradyan dba Coastal Limousine, Santa Ana (TCP 21818)

3. Bhupinder Kaur Saini dba Stockton Airporter, Stockton (TCP 13851)

4. Bridges Limousine Inc., Walnut Creek (TCP 20504)

5. Cable Car Advertisers dba Cable Car Charters San Francisco (TCP 4485)

6. Helder Manuel DeSousa dba Dream Limousine, Turlock (TCP 19918)

7. Jose Luis Lopez dba Bayside Express, Chula Vista (TCP 12969)

8. M. Waldstrom dba All Star Limousine, Newport Beach (TCP 16053)

9. Mario A. Odulio, Jr., Chula Vista (TCP 13369)

10. Noe Munoz dba M & M Tours, Calexico (TCP 24228)

11. NV Hoppers LLC, Napa (TCP 23488)

12. P&S Enterprises LLC dba Accelerate Limousines, Simi Valley (TCP 23011) 

13. Poch Paul Tan dba Valley Tours, Modesto (TCP 12756)

14. Reynaldo A. Hernandez dba Turismo El Dorado, San Ysidro (TCP 22330)

15. Roger Collins and Richard Eaton dba AA Stockton Shuttle, Stockton (TCP 20343)

16. Simon James Karkenny dba Simons Private Car Service, Indian Wells (TCP 15692)

17. Sylvia D. Feazel dba Blue Bayou, Los Angeles (TCP 19996)

18. William Haas dba First Vino, Inc., Temecula (TCP 20576)

19. Zahra Booeshagi dba Crystal Limousine and Tours, Inc., Orange (TCP-17709)

Enforcement Actions at Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA)

Number of citations issued by LAWA police (unlicensed operations only)	71
Number of vehicles impound	65
Administrative citations issued by CPUC	25
Administrative fines collected	$ 20,250
Cease and Desist letters issued	20

Administrative citations were issued to:

Defendant Name	Registered Owner	TCP #
1. Barabi, Behrooz R.	Alan West	None
2. Beaudoin, Samantha	Denis Beaudoin	16236
3. Campion, Stelian C	Delux Limousine	17786
4. Curney, Steve	ABC Transportation	24080
5. Hildago, Victor H	Same	None
6. Jia, Chao	Same	None
7. Kantor, Sidney L.	Same	None
8. Kim, Kevin	Samho Tours	None
9. Kim, Kevin Keun	Same	None
10. Krivorutskiy, Arkadiy	LA Delta	18574
11. Lagoda, Alex	Natasha Panenko	None
12. Lee, Chung	Same	None
13. Liverpool, Mark V	Arrada International	19422
14. Lo, Vinh Quoc	Same	None
15. Lua, Eleazer Nava	Same	None
16. Mazzola, Salvatore A.	Same	None
17. Nam, Ki Wung	Same	None
18. Okparanta, Chibueze N.	Same	None
19. Pasamba, Marcelito	CinemaCar LSG	17975
20. Polanco, Manuel A.	Judith Jenkins	16337
21. Santhon III, Tino	Same	None
22. Segura, Reynaldo O	Same	None
23. Thomson, Ronald E.	James Thompson	None
24. Tu, Henry Ana	Same	None
25. Wu, Shuo Ju	Same	None

Phone Disconnect

In its ongoing efforts to clamp down on unlicensed passenger carriers, the CPUC had telephone service shut off to a limousine company operating in California without a charter-party permit. Public Utilities Code Section 5371.6 provides that any person aggrieved by this action may file a complaint with the CPUC and request a hearing.

1. Vincent Robert Gutierrez dba For Big Things Limousines, For Big Things Limousines LLC, and For Big Things Limo, Elk Grove (TCP 14266-P Expired) Defendant advertises his unlawful limousine business on the Internet at three websites and through distribution of business cards. Defendant stated that he stopped all operations in California, and is only doing operations in Nevada, even though defendant did not hold authority to operate as a charter limousine in Nevada. Notwithstanding CPUC staff Cease and Desist letters directing defendant to immediately cease all unlawful advertisements in California, defendant continues to violate the law as evidenced by CPUC staff sting call. On December 16, 2008, CPUC staff obtained an order "Finding of Probable Cause" signed by Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Gary Ransom. The order finds that telephone service at six numbers was being used to violate criminal laws in the State of California. Defendant has a pending application for a permit.

Official Notice

Eighteen companies were issued Official Notice for one or more of these violations:

1. Advertising prior to issuance of authority

2. Engaged workers without evidence of workers' compensation insurance

3. Engaged unlicensed sub-carriers

4. Failed to enroll drivers in the DMV Employee Pull Notice program

5. Failed to update equipment list

6. Failing to remove revoked number TCP numbers

7. Operated and advertised without a valid permit (prior to issuance, expired, unlicensed)

8. Soliciting clients, no pre-arrangement

9. TCP number not displayed on advertisements, vehicles and waybills

10. Waybill violations

Companies cited were:

1. 1st Masters Limousine Services LLC, Fairfield (TCP 24376)

2. Ablaze Transportation Inc., Los Angeles (TCP 23042)

3. ACE Xpress Charter dba ACE Tour, San Francisco (TCP 23281)

4. Adil Benjelloun dba Aventine Limousine, Inc, San Diego (TCP 20590)

5. Alfonso Hernandez dba Five Star Tours, San Diego (TCP 9783)

6. Anas Najem dba San Diego Limo Time, San Diego (TCP 22799)

7. Bernie Robins dba Bernie Bus Lines, Los Angeles, (TCP 18035)

8. Carlos Alberto Paz-Gonzales dba Hossana Limousine Service, Los Angeles (TCP 20242)

9. Empire Limousine of San Francisco, Antioch (TCP 19027)

10. Hasasan Allahyari dba Mustafa Exporters, Poway (TCP 21901)

11. John McGlynn dba Presidential Limo LLC, National City (TCP 11291)

12. Josar Enterprises Inc. dba JLS Limousine Service, Los Angeles (TCP 15328)

13. L A Classic Enterprises Inc., Van Nuys (TCP 22379)

14. Larco Enterprises, Monrovia (TCP 19772)

15. Matthew Berger dba Cali Party Bus, San Diego (TCP 22427)

16. MGM Limousine LLC, Orangevale (TCP 22788)

17. Petros Woldemicail dba Sun City Limousine, San Diego (TCP 23340)

18. Quentin Sponselee dba Terra Moto Transportation, Inc., San Diego (TCP 23919)

Cease and Desist Notices

CPSD issued 47 cease and desist notices to the companies listed below for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Operating and advertising as a passenger carrier without a valid permit (unlicensed, suspended, revoked, expired)

2. Engaging workers without obtaining workers' compensation insurance

3. Operating vehicles larger than authorized by its charter-party carrier permit

4. Engaging unlicensed sub-carriers

Companies cited were:

1. Alek Adorian dba Adorian Executive Transportation, Los Angeles (TCP 24432)

2. Alexander Shneyder dba A &S Limo, Santee (TCP 19217)

3. Alrick Cooper dba Westside Transportation, Los Angeles (Unlicensed)

4. Alrick David Cooper, Jr. dba Heaven Transportation, Inglewood (TCP 17873)

5. America Bus Lines, Inc., San Jose (TCP 24468)

6. Another Cab or Shuttle, El Cajon (Unlicensed)

7. Anthony Butts dba Joy Ride Limousine, LLC, Lemon Grove (TCP 23777)

8. Bridges Limousine Inc, Walnut Creek (TCP 20504)

9. Bright Horizons Chinese School, Foster City (Unlicensed)

10. Challenge School Inc., Foster City (Unlicensed)

11. Chee Lee dba Trinity Tours, Los Angeles (TCP 22170)

12. Continental Chauffer, San Rafael (TCP 24284)

13. David Jin Uk Kim dba Vorpal, LLC, Glendale (TCP 20542)

14. Downtown Car Service, Los Angeles (Unlicensed)

15. Feliciano Moncada dba Moncada Express, San Ysidro (TCP 9693)

16. Figueras Enterprises Inc dba Eastshore Charter Lines, Oakland (TCP 11370)

17. Galactic Transporter, Oakland (TCP 24148).

18. Gina Korff dba Buckingham Transportation, Tarzana (TCP 18696)

19. Go Fly Airport Service, Corona (TCP 17226)

20. Hilltop Limousine Services Inc., Torrance (TCP 1730)

21. James Vincent Siegrist dba Celebrity Limousine SD, San Diego (Unlicensed)

22. Javier Gaytan dba Executive Service Transportation, Santa Monica (Unlicensed)

23. Jerry & Janis Lovato dba A Stylus Limousine LLC, Long Beach (TCP 20865)

24. Jose Aceves dba Hollywood TV Tours, La Quinta (Unlicensed)

25. Jose Gonzales dba Airport Shuttle, San Diego (TCP 14077)

26. Jose Lopez dba Bayside Express, La Jolla Village (TCP 12969)

27. Kenneth E. Nwadike dba America Bus Line, San Francisco (TCP 22172)

28. Kevin Bevers dba A and A Livery LLC, Riverside (TCP 18850)

29. Larry White dba 1^st Masters Limousine Services LLC, Fairfield (TCP 24376)

30. Luxury Limousines, Corona (TCP 19241)

31. Magic Coach Transportation, Rancho Cucamonga (TCP 12981)

32. Merwais M. Janan dba A-1, Escondido (Unlicensed)

33. Michael Eppe dba Kensington Trans Service, San Diego (TCP 17559)

34. Odir Roman Morales dba Express Enterprises, Los Angeles (TCP 12221)

35. P. Phillips dba Phillips Recreation, San Diego (Unlicensed)

36. Pat Weber dba San Diego Surf Academy, Cardiff (Unlicensed)

37. Serendipity Land Yachts LTD, San Jose (TCP 8430)

38. Seyed Qurni dba Escondido Cab, Escondido (Unlicensed)

39. Soaring Adventures, Santa Ana (Unlicensed)

40. Stephanie Fields dba Classic Residence by Hyatt, La Jolla Village (TCP 22359)

41. Sunballoon, Santa Ana (Unlicensed)

42. Sunballoon, Temecula (Unlicensed)

43. Top VIP Luxury Transportation, Glendale (Unlicensed)

44. Universal Latin Limo LLC, Huntington Park (Unlicensed)

45. Valentinos Enterprises, Inc. dba Valentino Chauffeur Service, Los Angeles (TCP 17086)

46. Western Charter LLC, Stockton (TCP 20712)

47. Zeeshan Irshad dba CHERRYLIMOS.COM, Redwood City (Unlicensed)

Cease and Desist letters to companies operating at LAX without a valid CPUC permit

Defendant Name	Registered Owner	TCP #
1. Bonifacio, Joaquin	Neftali A. Ortiz	None
2. Choi, Yoon Woo	Seung Hee Choi	None
3. Costisick, David J	Becky Boyles	None
4. Hildago, Victor H	Same	None
5. Li, Linke	Enterprise Nevada	None
6. Rojas, Angel	Same	None
7. Romero, Giovanni	Carrington Limo	23178
8. Singh, Gurmukh	Kaur Balwinder	None
9. Chalchi, Carlos A.	Antonio Flores	None
10. Park, Il Moon	Same	None
11. Angar, Redai	A Classy Ride Limo	17817
12. Bae, Jong Hyub	Eunseong Hur	None
13. Chung, Andy H.	Same	None
14. Erzrumyan, Arsen	Super Sedan Ride Inc	19700
15. Lin, Song	Same	None
16. Nam, Ki Wung	Same	None
17. Palmieri, Roger John	A Classy Ride Limo	17817
18. Park, Il Moon	Same	None
19. Yang, Zuting	Same	None
20. Zeng, Danny	Same	None

For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.

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