Kaplan v. Board of Public Accountancy

The Board of Public Accountancy (board) suspended the license of Kenneth L. Kaplan (petitioner) to practice public accounting for three years. The petitioner appealed unsuccessfully to a single justice of this court, under G. L. c. 112, § 64. The petitioner now appeals to this court. We affirm.

Background. The petitioner was first licensed to practice accountancy in 1976. Some time thereafter, he allowed his license to lapse while he pursued other business ventures. Among those ventures was a retail home appliance business. In 2003, the Attorney General commenced a G. L. c. 93A action in the…