| Waiver request submitted by Michelle Digiovanni, a former member of the Northshore Harbor Center Commission, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 84 days late. |
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In 2011, Ms. Digiovanni filed for divorce and moved from her home in Slidell to her current home in Mandeville. It then became difficult to attend Commission meetings and she resigned from the Commission. The notices were sent to her previous marital home which her ex-husband was sharing with another person. Her divorce was not amicable. Ms. Digiovanni states that she did file a forward mail request with the post office and was getting mail forwarded. However, she later discovered that when the post office notice expired, her mail that went to her old address was being opened by her ex-husband and not given to her. It was her son that discovered the notice of delinquency that had been opened in his father's computer room. Ms. Digiovanni then discovered that her ex-husband had opened numerous accounts in her name and the accounts were past due.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
DATE NOD RECEIVED: April 24, 2014 (signed for by Betty Pichon)
DATE REPORT FILED: July 8, 2014
DAYS LATE: 84 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,500
OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR LATE FEES SUSPENDED/WAIVED: None
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La. R.S. 42:1124.4 of the Code provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
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Suspend all based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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