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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-591 Page 6 of 9 the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the payment of penalties. Recovery may include, in addition to an amount equal to such economic advantage, penalties not to exceed one half of the amount of the economic advantage. Any appeal of such final decision by the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall be to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit,pursuant to R.S. 42:1142. V. OPINION: It is the opinion of the BOE that Dr. Richardson, in her capacity as School Board Member, District 7, St. Tammany Parish, violated Section 1111 C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code by virtue of her receipt of compensation for services rendered to the Academy while the Academy had or was seeking to have contractual, financial or business relationships with Dr. Richardson's agency. Section 1111 C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code prohibits Dr. Richardson from receiving compensation from the Academy while Dr. Richardson serves on the School Board and the Academy has or is seeking to obtain contractual, financial and business relationships with the School Board. While Dr. Richardson served as a member of the School Board, Dr. Richardson was employed and receiving compensation from the Academy, and the Academy had a business and financial relationship with the School Board through their respective participation in the Network. As the Academy had business and financial relationships with the School Board, Dr. Richardson was prohibited from receiving compensation from the pursuant to Section 1111C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code. If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Ethics Code, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to Section 1153B of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board could also impose penalties equal to one-and-a-half times the amount of economic advantage gained,pursuant to Section 1155A of the