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Request that the Board waive the $2,800, $2,000, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000, $885, and $3,000 ($17,685) campaign finance late fees assessed against the New Orleans East Leadership, a political action committee, its committee's chairperson, Dwight Jarrett, and treasurer, Clarence Bickham, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose Special reports were 14, 10 and 33 days late; EDE-P, 10-G, EDE-G and 40-G reports were filed 35, 23, 115 and 84 days late, respectively. |
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Dwight Jarrett, chairperson for New Orleans East Leadership, states they were not aware that they were required to file campaign finance reports until they were contacted by a campaign finance reporting consultant after the November 6th election about a contribution made to them for the Unanimous Jury proposition election. Upon learning of this requirement, he stated they retained a consultant and subsequently filed the reports in conjunction with the November 6th election. He states they have retained the services of a CPA to handle the bank account and record keeping, who will work with their campaign finance consultant to complete future reports.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 3 Special, EDE-P, 10-G, EDE-G and 40-G
DAYS LATE: 14, 10, 33, 35, 23, 115 and 84
ASSESSED FEE: $2,800, $2,000, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000, $885, and $3,000
REPORT DUE: October 25, 2018, October 29, 2018, November 5, 2018, November 16, 2018, November 28, 2018, December 18, 2018 and January 18, 2019
REPORT FILED: November 8, 2018, November 8, 2018, December 8, 2018, December 21, 2018, December 21, 2018, April 12, 2019 and April 12, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORTED:
Special (14 Days): Identified on 10-G; 10-22-18 from Fairness For Fantasy Sport Louisiana for $5000
Special (10 Days): Identified on 10-G Contributions received on 10-25-18 for $1500 from Omar Khalid Mason and 10-26-18 for Julie Stokes and Chelsea Richard Napoleon, both for $2,500
Special (33 Days): Identified on 10-G Contributions received on 11-1-18 from Auston Badon for $1500
EDE-P - $1,555
10-G: $15,500 in Receipts; $14,972.17 in Expenditures and $1,022.86 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
EDE-G - $885
40-G: $2,100 in Receipts; $1,778.75 in Expenditures; $1,344.11 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO
3/9/2004 Election: 10-G (174 days late) - $400 AG's office
10/2/2010 Election: 2010 Annual (16 days late) - $2,000 AG's Office
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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. 18:1484.(2)(b). Each candidate for any other public office shall file reports of contributions in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period.
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Decline to waive for all of the reports.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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