Aminta Abarca

Abarca told a Black tester that “the only way” she works with prospective buyers is by having them sign contracts for her to be their exclusive buyer’s agent, though she did not impose the same requirement on a white tester, the state said in its complaint. She also offered her opinion on schools and local demographics and gave the white tester more listings in more predominantly white communities, the state alleged. Abarca testified that she was "suspicious" about the Black tester's criteria because it was the same criteria given by the white tester two months earlier, and she said she provided listings based on the testers’ requests, the administrative law judge's ruling showed. Her testimony appeared to be "a hindsight justification for her actions" and there was "substantial evidence" of "discriminatory behavior," the judge wrote. Abarca did not respond to requests for comment.