USA Judo Disciplinary Actions

The following is a list of individuals whose current or past USA Judo memberships have been suspended following sanctions by USA Judo, the U.S. Center for SafeSport or the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency or who have been deemed ineligible for USA Judo membership. These members or former members of USA Judo have lost all privileges, benefits and services such as Rank, Coaching Credentials, Club (Dojo) and Refereeing Certifications, as well as admittance to any sanctioned USA Judo events, such as camps, tournaments, meetings, clinics, USA Judo recognized clubs and seminars.

For a list of individuals suspended individuals across all sports, visit the U.S. Center for SafeSport Disciplinary Actions website or the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency website. USA Judo also adheres to Disciplinary Actions by Reciprocity with the United States Judo Association, the United States Judo Federation and the American Traditional Jujutsu Association.

Name	City	State	Action	Date	Additional Detail
Humberto "Bert" Lopez	Miami	FL	Ineligible	12/7/2023
Nina Cutro-Kelly	Selma	TX	2-Year Suspension by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, beginning April 12, 2023; Loss of Results obtained on and after Oct. 2, 2022	9/19/2023	Barred from any competition or activity authorized or organized by USA Judo (or any other Code Signatory) including any activities authorized or organized by any member organization or club of USA Judo (or any other Code Signatory).
Ruben Martin Jr.	Granbury	TX	Ineligible	6/1/2023
Harry Kendall	Davis	CA	Temporary Restrictions	2/9/2023	Only permitted to coach and/or train athlete(s) while under the direct supervision of other, physically-present SafeSport-trained adult participants(s), as defined by the Code.
Brandon Pacheco	Lakewood	CO	Ineligible	10/3/2022
Rex Everett Lanham III	Emmett	ID	Banned	8/16/2022
Everet Desilets		RI	Suspension	12/30/2021	5-year suspension beginning Aug. 9, 2021
June Encarnacion	Kirkland	WA	Banned	12/6/2021
Micah Brooks	Hope	RI	Banned	2/23/2021
Shawn Brown	Venice	FL	Banned	11/1/2017
Ryan Rebman	Santa Cruz	CA	Banned	2009
Paul Hinkley	Germantown	TN	Banned	2008
Daniel Doyle	Wesley Chapel	FL	Banned	2007
Anthony Esposito		IL / WI	Banned

United States Judo Association Expelled and Suspended List

Name	City	State	Action	Date
Victor Vartic		CA	Banned	2018
Luke Reese		IN	Banned	2018
Raymond Williams	Houston	TX	Banned	12/1/2017
Peter Gaughenbaugh	Anthony	FL	Banned	9/16/2016
John Watson III	Ontario	CA	Banned	6/11/2010
Fletcher Thornton	Napa	CA	Banned	9/9/2008
William Glen Landolt	Rogers	AR	Banned	2008
Everett (Buddy) Bower		MA	Banned	12/6/2006
Alvin Miyatake	Kailua-Kona	HI	Banned	11/22/2006
Harold Whittle	Phoenix	AZ	Banned	9/18/2006
Jackie Stern		FL	Banned	2006
Daniel Woltez (aka Wolzasz Daniel Taze, Daniel Wooly, Daniel Jeffery Howard, Ryan Jeffery Howett, Daniel Victor Pons, Daniel N. Taze, Nicholas Taze, Daniel Andrew Wooley)		CA, HI, NV, Thailand, other states and locations	Banned	4/20/2005
Donald Wrobel	South Bend	IN	Banned	9/30/1997
Charles J. Baird	Shoemakersville	PA	Banned
Francisco Edwardo Casuso (aka Francisco Edwardo Causo Perez)	Forest City	AZ	Banned
Dr. Carl De Cree	Tacoma	WA	Banned
Jose Franco	Orting	WA	Banned
Robert Gelb		CT	Banned
Mickey Jeff Hughes		TX	Banned
David Leonard		CA	Banned
Howard Lewis		FL	Banned
Benjamin Mills		CA	Banned
Michael Overman		NC	Banned
Gregory Rice	Whitcomb County	WA	Banned
Jeffery Santella		FL	Banned
Adler Volmer	Coral Springs	FL	Banned
Travis Wilson Jr.		SC	Banned
Scott Evans	Venice	FL	Temporary Suspension
Scott Vancises	Sun Gulf Cove	FL	Temporary Suspension
Dion Rizzuto	Pensacola	FL	Temporary Suspension
Donald J. Tyrell	Knoxville	TN	Temporary Suspension

United States Judo Federation Expelled and Suspended List

Name	City	State	Action	Date
Phong (Ryan) Dang	Norwalk	CA	Permanently prohibited from teaching/coaching minor females.	1/20/2010
Alvin Miyatake	Kailua-Kona	HI	Banned	11/22/2006
Carl DeCree		WA	Banned
Peter Mitchell Gaugenbaugh		FL	Banned
Bret Holmes		UT	Permanently prohibited from teaching/coaching minors.
Jon Koomoa		HI	Banned
Raymond Williams		TX	Banned

Disciplinary Actions

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