| Request that the Board waive the $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Brian Frazier, a candidate for District Attorney, 37th Judicial District Court, in the November 4, 2014 election, whose 2017 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 67 days late. |
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Brian Frazier states that during 2016 year, he designated a lady in his office to monitor the timely filing of his campaign finance reports. During the latter portion of 2017, he states the above referenced lady was fired as an employee with the Caldwell Parish District Attorney's Office for apparent misappropriation of public funds. Over the last five months, he states that he has been cooperating with the Auditor's investigation. He states he hired a replacement, an intense training period ensued over the last few months. He states he understands that the obligation is his and his alone, but hopes the committee understands that he would never knowing fail to timely file. He states he has exercised due diligence in the past and will do so in the future.
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ELECTION: November 4, 2014
TYPES OF REPORT: 2017 Supplemental
DAYS LATE: 67
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2018
REPORTS FILED: April 23, 2018
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0- Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $-0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: None
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18:1505.4.A(1) Any candidate, the treasurer or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file any reports under this Chapter, who knowingly fails to file or who knowingly fails to timely file any such reports as are required by this Chapter may be assessed a civil penalty for each day until such report is filed.
18:1495.4D(1) If the final report of a candidate for an election, as required by Paragraph (5), (6), or (7)of Subsection B of this Section, shows a deficit or a surplus, the candidate and his treasurer, if any, shall file supplemental reports with the supervisory committee of all information required in R.S. 18:1495.5. Such reports shall be filed annually no later than February fifteenth and shall be complete through the preceding December thirty-first. Such a supplemental report shall be filed each year until a report has been filed which shows no deficit and until any surplus campaign funds have been disposed of in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.2(I). The report on surplus funds shall disclose the disbursement of such funds in the same manner as expenditures are reported.
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Suspend all but $200 based on future compliance. The late fee must be paid within 30 days or the suspended portion becomes due and owing.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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