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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> IN THE MATTER OF CONSENT ORDER NO.: 2014-1540 <br /> SHEILA CHOPLIN <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics("the Board") pursuant to the authority granted in La. R.S. <br /> 42:114 ,conducted a confidential investigation and now makes the following findings: <br /> 1. <br /> Sheila Choplin has been employed with the City of St.Martinville since May 25,2000. On <br /> April 8, 2008, Ms. Choplin was promoted to the position of Utility Billing Supervisor with the <br /> Utility <br /> milling Department,for which she was compensated at a rate of$16.70 per hour. <br /> 2. <br /> Around'August 2013,Sheila Choplin took cash utility deposits,in the amount of$1,154,out <br /> of an employee's drawer. <br /> 3. <br /> Around August or September 2013,Donna Lasseigne,the Chief Administrative Officer for <br /> the City of St. Martinville,discovered the funds were missing during the course of reconciling the <br /> water and sewer tappings with the utility deposits and the general ledger. <br /> 4. <br /> Around October 2013,during an investigation by Ms.Lasseigne,Ms.Choplin admitted that <br /> she had taken the funds. <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> i <br />