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Ethics Board Docket No.2021-726 <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br /> V. <br /> OPINION: <br /> Lisa Cooper, in her capacity as a clerk for the Cottonport Housing Authority, violated La. <br /> R.S. 42:1111(A)(1)(a), by virtue her receipt of a thing of economic value to which she was not <br /> duly entitled to receive for the performance of her job duties by paying herself money from an <br /> account belonging to the Cottonport Housing Authority. <br /> In this particular matter,the parties have agreed to resolve this matter amicably. Therefore, <br /> it is the conclusion of the BOE that the interests of the public and judicial efficiency would be <br /> served through the publication of this Consent Opinion with the imposition no civil penalty against <br /> Lisa Cooper. The BOE hereby adopts the criminal penalties imposed by the United States Western <br /> District. <br /> VI. <br /> ORDER: <br /> For the foregoing reasons: <br /> IT IS ORDERED that Lisa Cooper, in her capacity as a clerk for the Cottonport Housing <br /> Authority, violated La. R.S. 42:1111(A)(1)(a), by virtue her receipt of a thing of economic value <br /> to which she was not duly entitled to receive for the performance of her job duties by paying herself <br /> money from an account belonging to the Cottonport Housing Authority. <br /> [SIGNATURES CONTAINED ON FOLLOWING PAGES] <br />