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Ethics Board Docket No. 2017-1219 <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br /> V. <br /> OPINION: <br /> It is the opinion of the BOE that Chastity Livingston, in her capacity as a Campus Card <br /> Manager for Grambling State University, violated La. R.S. 42:1111A(1)(a) when she received a <br /> thing of economic value in the form of $14,000, which she was not entitled to receive for the <br /> performance of her duties and responsibilities as a Campus Card Manager <br /> It is the opinion of the BOE that Chastity Livingston, in her capacity as a Campus Card <br /> Manager for Grambling State University, violated La. R.S. 42:1112A when she participated in <br /> improperly transmitting $14,000 from Grambling State University to her Tiger 1 G-Flex <br /> Account, at a time that she knew she had a substantial economic interest in the transfer. <br /> If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the <br /> Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Ethics <br /> Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Code. In this <br /> particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the interest of the public would be <br /> served by, and the parties have agreed to resolve this matter amicably through the publication of <br /> this Consent Opinion with the imposition of a civil penalty in the amount of $500.00 against <br /> Chastity Livingston. <br /> [Signatures Contained on Following Pages] <br />