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Petitioner George Mikhail describes rehab, asks Structural Pest Control Board to reinstate operator license
Summary
George Mikhail told the Structural Pest Control Board he completed residential treatment and sober living and has a sobriety date of March 1, 2017; board hearing records documents, outstanding cost recovery and petition materials; no decision was announced at the hearing.
The Structural Pest Control Board heard a petition Jan. 15 from George Mikhail asking to reinstate his revoked operator's license (OPR 11945). Mikhail, who said he has been in treatment and recovery since 2016, described inpatient and sober-living programs, ongoing participation in Narcotics Anonymous and a sobriety date of March 1, 2017.
The petition matters were presented before Administrative Law Judge Eric Sawyer at a hearing in Claremont. Petitioner counsel Lindsey Johnson introduced character-reference letters, an expungement filing and treatment verification. Deputy Attorney General Jimmy Dunne and counsel Adam McDonough summarized the board decision that led to the 2016 surrender of the license and identified required cost recovery of $2,035 related to the original investigation and prosecution.
Mikhail testified about entering residential treatment at MFI in Riverside, completing a sober-living program, finding a sponsor (Eric Smith) and continuing regular NA attendance. He answered board questions about his criminal history, treatment compliance and efforts toward expungement; he said he is not currently on probation and stated he intends to pay the board-ordered cost if the license is reinstated.
Counsel described documentary exhibits submitted into evidence including the 2016 stipulated surrender/decision in accusation number 2016-45, live-scan documentation, letters of support, and a December 17, 2018 staff memorandum listing the $2,035 cost recovery balance. Johnson urged the board to find Mikhail rehabilitated, noting voluntary completion of treatment and continued community engagement.
No formal decision was announced during the hearing; the judge recorded that the matter was submitted and the record was closed. The board did not vote on the petition at the hearing.
"I've learned a lot," Mikhail told the board during questioning, and said he understood why the board had revoked his license in 2016, adding, "I take full responsibility."
