Enforcement · OFR · 28 Apr 2026
The Florida Office of Financial Regulation issued a Final Order against Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage and Ketankumar Patel for violating state money services business statutes. The Respondents waived their right to a hearing and consented to penalties for operating a check-cashing business during a license suspension and failing to maintain required transaction records. Consequently, the Office revoked license number FT30800188 and imposed a total administrative fine of $13,500.00 payable within thirty days.
Index: OFR 2026 - 226
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
In Re:
KRUTI CORPORATION, D/B/A
E-Z WAY FOOD & BEVERAGE, and
KETANKUMAR PATEL,
Respondents.
FINAL ORDER
Case Number: 133870
The State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation ("Office"), being authorized and directed to administer and enforce chapter 560, Florida Statutes, hereby enters this Final Order with Notice of Rights ("Final Order") as authorized by the provisions of chapters 120 and 560, Florida Statutes, against KRUTI CORPORATION D/B/A E-Z WAY FOOD & BEVERAGE and KETANKUMAR PATEL ("Respondents"). FINDINGS OF FACT
On March 3, 2026, the Office issued an Administrative Complaint ("Complaint")
against Respondents alleging violations of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, and seeking an administrative fine of $13,500.00, and revocation of the Money Services Business license number FT30800188. (Exhibit A)
The Office served Respondents with the Complaint via U.S. Certified Mail at their
address of record with the Office on March 7, 2026. (Exhibit B)
Pursuant to the Notice of Rights contained within the Complaint, any written
response to the Complaint was due on or before March 30, 2026.
After the deadline, Respondents submitted a written response indicating that they
did not dispute any of the Office's factual allegations and conclusions oflaw, were not requesting a hearing, and consented to the entry of a final order adopting the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the Complaint. (Exhibit C)
The factual allegations as stated m the Complaint are incorporated herein by
reference as if fully set forth herein, and being uncontested by Respondents, are accepted as true and correct and are adopted by the Office as Findings of Fact for purposes of this Final Order. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Office is responsible for the administration and enforcement of chapter 560,
Florida Statutes, and has jurisdiction over the subject matter and of Respondents pursuant to
chapter 560, Florida Statutes.
The Findings of Fact that have been adopted herein serve as the basis of the entry
of this Final Order against Respondents.
Section 120.569(2)(a), Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-106.111(2), Florida
Administrative Code, require, among other things, that a response or a petition to an action which affects the substantial interests of a party be filed with the agency within 21 days of receipt of written notice of the action. Further, pursuant to Rule 28-106.111(4), Florida Administrative Code, a failure to timely respond to written notice of the action constitutes a waiver of the right to an administrative proceeding.
Irrespective of the timing of its submission, Respondents' written response shows
Respondents' waiver of a hearing in this matter and consent to the imposition of the penalties sought in the Complaint.
Based on the Findings of Fact adopted herein, the Office concludes that
Respondents violated the specific statutes and rules charged in the Complaint and, as such, and 2
being uncontested by Respondents, the specific charges in the Complaint are adopted in this Final Order as Conclusions of Law.
11. The waiver of a hearing by Respondents, taken together with the Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of Law adopted herein, constitute sufficient grounds for the Office to take administrative action against Respondents, including the imposition of an administrative fine and revocation of Money Services Business license number FT30800188. Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is hereby ORDERED:
A. Within thirty (30) days of the date of this Final Order, KRUTI CORPORATION D/B/A E-Z WAY FOOD & BEVERAGE and KETANKUMAR PATEL shall pay an ADMINISTRATIVE FINE of Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($13,500.00). B. Respondents shall submit the administrative fine in the fonn of a wire, money order or cashier's check made payable to the "Office of Financial Regulation". Such payment shall reference Case Number 133870 and shall be sent to the attention of Agency Clerk, c/o Margo A. Du Val, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050.
C. Effective the date of this Final Order, Money Services Business license number
FT30800188 is hereby REVOKED.
DONE and ORDERED this Z~ day of April, 2026, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Commissioner 3
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.68, FLORIDA STATUTES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS ARE GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. SUCH PROCEEDINGS ARE COMMENCED BY FILING THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION AS FOLLOWS:
By Mail, Facsimile or Email
Agency Clerk
Office of Financial Regulation
Office of General Counsel
P.O. Box 8050
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050
Phone: (850) 410-9889
Fax: (850) 410-9663
Email: Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov
OR By Hand Delivery
Agency Clerk
Office of Financial Regulation
Office of General Counsel
The Fletcher Building
101 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 410-9889
A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE FILING FEES AS REQUIRED BY LAW, MUST ALSO BE FILED WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST DISTRICT, 2000 DRAYTON DRIVE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0950, OR WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE DISTRICT WHERE THE PARTY RESIDES. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITH BOTH THE AGENCY CLERK FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION AND THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED. 4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order was furnished by U.S. Certified Mail to Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage and Ketankumar Patel at 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2, Orange City, Florida 32763, on this l, q ~ ay of April, 2026. 9489 0090 0027 662 □ 8138 42 --- 5 cia Regulation e Bo 050 , , FL 32314-8050 Email: Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov Tel: (850) 410-9889
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
In Re:
KRUTI CORPORATION,
D/B/A E-Z WAY FOOD & BEVERAGE, and
KET ANKUMAR PATEL,
Respondents.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Exhibit A
Case Number: 133870
The State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation ("Office"), files this Administrative Complaint against KRUTI CORPORATION D/B/A E-Z WAY FOOD & BEVERAGE and KET ANKUMAR PATEL, (together "Respondents"), alleging:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
Pursuant to sections 560.105 and 560.109, Florida Statutes, the Office is charged
with administering and enforcing the provisions of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, and conducting examinations and investigations to determine whether any provision of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, has been violated.
Pursuant to section 560.l 14(1)(a), Florida Statutes, failure to comply with any
provision of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, or related rule or order, constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
Parts II, III, and IV of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, set forth the specific
requirements of money services businesses and licenses.
Pursuant to section 560.103(23), Florida Statutes, the term "money services
business" includes any person located in or doing business in Florida or from Florida or into Florida from locations outside of Florida who acts as, among other things, a check casher.
Pursuant to section 560.103(6), Florida Statutes, a "check casher" is a person who
sells currency in exchange for payment instruments received, except travelers checks.
Pursuant to section 560.103(29), Florida Statutes, a "payment instrument" means a
check, draft, warrant, money order, travelers check, electronic instrument, or other instrument, used for the transmission, exchange, or payment of currency or monetary value, regardless of whether it is negotiable.
Pursuant to section 560.103(12), Florida Statutes, "currency" means the coin and
paper money of the United States or of any other country which is designated as legal tender and which circulates and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.
Pursuant to section 560.l 14(1)(a), Florida Statutes, an "affiliated party" is
responsible for, among other things, complying with all provisions of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, and its related rules or orders.
Pursuant to section 560.103(1), Florida Statutes, an "affiliated party" is, among
other things, a control person, or a person who has a controlling interest in a money services business.
Pursuant to section 560.103(10)(a), Florida Statutes, a "control person" is, among
other things. the president, or the compliance officer, of a money services business.
Pursuant to section 560.127, Florida Statutes, a person has a controlling interest in
a money services business if the person, among other things, possesses the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of the money services business.
At all times material, Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage ("Kruti")
is and has been licensed as a Part III Money Services Business pursuant to chapter 560, Florida Statutes, operating as a check casher, holding license number FT30800188. 2
At all times material, Ketankumar Patel ("Patel") is and has been the President,
Compliance Officer, and Sole Owner of Kruti, and by operation of law, pursuant to section 560.103(1), Florida Statutes, Patel is an affiliated party who is liable for all violations ofKruti.
The Office conducted an examination (No. 131097) to ascertain Respondents'
compliance with chapter 560, Florida Statutes.
Pursuant to section 560.l 14(1)(a), Florida Statutes, each money services business
and its affiliated parties must comply with all provisions of chapter 560, Florida Statutes, and its related rules and orders, and the Office may revoke a money services business license for failure to comply.
Pursuant to section 560.1141, Florida Statutes, the Office has adopted disciplinary
guidelines that include ranges of designated penalties applicable to each ground for disciplinary action.
Pursuant to Rule 69V-560.1000(5), Florida Administrative Code, the range for an
"A" level administrative fine is between $1,000.00 and $3,500.00.
Pursuant to Rule 69V-560.1000(5), Florida Administrative Code, the range for a
"C" level administrative fine is between $7,500.00 and $10,000.00.
COUNTI
The above general allegations are hereby re-alleged and incorporated by reference
as if fully stated herein.
Pursuant to section 560.114(1)(a), Florida Statutes, it is grounds for disciplinary
action if a money services business or an affiliated party fails to comply with any order entered pmsuant to chapter 560, Florida Statutes.
On December 30, 2024, the Office entered Final Order No. OFR 2024-791 against
Respondents in Case No. 120247, for violations of chapter 560, Florida Statutes. By that Final 3
Order, license number FT30800188 was suspended for a period of Twenty-Eight (28) days, effective ninety (90) days from the date of the issuance of the Final Order.
22. As part of its examination, the Office reviewed Respondents' check log, bank
statements, cashed payment instruments, and quarterly reports, and found that Respondents cashed 31 payment instruments during the period of March 30, 2025, through April 27, 2025, while license number FT30800188 was suspended.
23. Respondents failed to comply with the provisions of the Office's Final Order No.
OFR 2024-791 entered in Case No. 120247 on December 30, 2024, in violation of section 560.l 14(1)(a), Florida Statutes.
24. Pursuant to the Disciplinary Guidelines for Money Services Businesses Form OFR560-09, incorporated by reference in Rule 69V-560.1000, Florida Administrative Code, violation
number 3, a person receiving a first citation for violating section 560.114(1)(a), Florida Statutes, is subject to an "A" level administrative fine and revocation of license.
25. Therefore, the Office is seeking an administrative fine of$3,500.00, and revocation
of license number FT30800188.
COUNT II
26. The above general allegations are hereby re-alleged and incorporated by reference
as if fully stated herein.
27. Pursuant to section 560.310(1), Florida Statutes, and Rule 69V-560.704(2)(a),
Florida Administrative Code, a licensee engaged in check cashing must maintain a legible copy of the front and back of each cashed payment instrument for a period of at least 5 years.
28. As part of its examination, the Office reviewed Respondents' check log, bank
statements, cashed payment instruments, and quarterly reports and found that Respondents cashed 31 payment instruments during the period of March 30, 2025, through April 27, 2025. 4
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
The licensee is entitled to be represented by counsel or another qualified representative. The licensee also has the right to request a hearing pursuantto sections I 20.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes. Such request must comply with Rules 28-106.2015 and 28-106.104, Florida Administrative Code. An Election of Proceeding form is attached for your convenience. Any such request must be filed as follows:
Bv Mail, Facsimile or Email
Agency Clerk
Office of Financial Regulation
Office of General Counsel
P.O. Box 8050
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050
Phone: (850) 410-9889
Fax: (850) 410-9663
Email: Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov
OR B, Hand Deliven·
Agency Clerk
Office of Financial Regulation
Office of General Counsel
The Fletcher Building
101 East Gaines Street, Suite 5 04
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 410-9889
TO PRESERVE THE RIGHT TO A HEARING, A WRITTEN RESPONSE MUST BE FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION WITHIN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT. SAID RESPONSE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THEOFFICE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT. A FAILURE TO TIMELY RESPOND IN WRITING WILL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE LICENSEE'S RIGHT TO REQUEST A HEARING AND A FINAL ORDER MAY BE ENTERED WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. You may not make an oral request for an administrative hearing. With regard to a written request, if you fail to follow the outlined procedure, your request may be dismissed. Any request for an administrative proceeding received prior to the date of this notice is deemed abandoned and to be considered, must be timely renewed in compliance with the procedure set forth above. Mediation of this matter pursuant to section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available. 6
NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Agency Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to the filing deadline or proceeding, at the Office of Financial Regulation, Tue Fletcher Building, 101 East Gaines Street, Suite 504, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Phone: (850) 410-9889, or by Email: Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov. By:t"vf tvt,'/A /~,cVtL(, Margo A. UuVal Assistant General Counsel Office of Financial Regulation Office of General Counsel Fla. Bar No. 122205 200 E. Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tel: 850-410-9824 Email: margo.duval@flofr.gov CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Administrative Complaint has been sent for service via U.S. Certified Mail to Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage and Ketankumar Patel, at 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2, Orange City, Florida 32763, on this 3rd day of March, 2026. 7
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
Case No: 133870
Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage Ketankumar Patel 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2 Orange City, Florida 32763 ELECTION OF PROCEEDING I have received and read the Administrative Complaint, including the Notice of Rights, filed by the Office of Financial Regulation ("Office") regarding the above-referenced Respondent, and I am requesting disposition as indicated below. PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE OF THE OPTIONS:
OPTION #1: D I do not request a hearing in this matter. I do not dispute any of the Office's factual allegations and conclusions of law as stated in the Administrative Complaint. I understand that upon my waiving the right to a hearing, the Office may enter a final order adopting the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Administrative Com lalnt and im osin the enalties sou ht in the Administrative Com laint. OPTION #2: D I do not dispute any of the Office's factual allegations but dispute the Office's conclusions of law to those factual allegations, and request disposition of this matter by informal hearing pursuant to section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes. I request to (CHECK ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 2 OPTIONS}:
a. D Attend a hearing by video teleconference before a Hearing Officer appointed by the Office; OR b. D Submit a written statement with supporting documentation to a Hearing Officer appointed by the Office. OPTION #3: D I do dispute one or more of the Office's factual allegations. I request a formal hearing before the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) pursuant to section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes. In accordance with Rule 28-106.2015(5)(c), FAC, I am attaching a copy of the material facts that I dispute. TO PRESERVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING, A RESPONSE MUST BE FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION AGENCY CLERK NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON OR BEFORE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT, BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
Case No: 133870
Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage Ketankumar Patel 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2 Orange City, Florida 32763 **YOU ARE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ONLY IF YOU HAVE CHECKED OPTION #3 ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. If you need more space, you may provide additional pages. As Respondent or the authorized representative of Respondent, I am disputing the following material facts:
Signature of Respondent or Authorized Representative Form: OFR-GC-13 (rev. 1/28/2026)
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Dear Amber Hopkins:
Exhibit B
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STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
Case No: 133870
Kruti Corporation d/b/a E·Z Way Food & Beverage Ketankumar Patel 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2 Orange City, Florida 32763 ELECTION OF PROCEEDING Exhibit C I have received and read the Administrative Complaint, including the Notice of Rights, filed by the Office of Financial Regulation ("Office") regarding the above-referenced Respondent, and I am requesting disposition as indicated below. PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE OF THE OPTIONS:
OPTION #1: ~ do not request a hearing in this matter. I do not dispute any of the Office's factual allegations and conclusions of law as stated in the Administrative Complaint. I understand that upon my waiving the right to a hearing, the Office may enter a final order adopting the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Administrative Complaint, and imposing the penalties sought in the Administrative Complaint. OPTION #2: 0 I do not dispute any of the Office's factual allegations but dispute the Office's conclusions of law to those factual allegations, and request disposition of this matter by informal hearing pursuant to section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes. I request to (CHECK ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 2 OPTIONS):
a. D Attend a hearing by video teleconference before a Hearing Officer appointed by the Office; OR b. 0 Submit a written statement with supporting documentation to a Hearing Officer appointed by the Office. OPTION #3: 0 I do dispute one or more of the Office's factual allegations. I request a formal hearing before the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) pursuant to section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes. In accordance with Rule 28-106.2015(5)(c), FAC, I am attaching a copy of the material facts that I dispute. TO PRESERVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING, A RESPONSE MUST BE FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION AGENCY CLERK NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON OR BEFORE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT, BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
Case No: 133870
Kruti Corporation d/b/a E-Z Way Food & Beverage Ketankumar Patel 2401 East Graves Avenue, Suite 2 Orange City, Florida 32763 **YOU ARE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ONLY IF YOU HAVE CHECKED OPTION #3 ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. If you need more space, you may provide additional pages. As Respondent or the authorized representative of Respondent, I am disputing the following material facts:
Signature of Respondent or Authorized Representative Form: OFR-GC-13 (rev. 1/28/2026)
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