| Staff memo regarding William B. Caster, an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor, City of Harahan, Jefferson Parish, in the October 2, 2010 election, who was assessed late fees and a civil penalty for the late filings of multiple supplemental campaign finance disclosure reports. |
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The original 10-G campaign finance report in connection with the October 2, 2010 election filed by Mr. Caster indicated that he was required to file supplemental reports due to outstanding debt in excess of $2,500 at the end of the reporting period. The supplemental reports were never filed. Therefore, he was fined as a failure to file supplemental reports for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Mr. Caster was also assessed a civil penalty of $10,000 for the 2013 supplemental report which he received on November 3, 2017. On November 30, 2017, Mr. Caster filed an amended 10-G report to forgive the deficit and close the election. With this amendment, the supplemental reports were no longer required to be filed.
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R.S. 18:1505.1 states that the failure to file or failure to disclose accurately any information required to be reported shall constitute a violation of the CFDA.
R.S. 18:1495.5D(1) provides that if the final report of a candidate for an election shows a deficit or a surplus, the candidate shall file a supplemental report with the supervisory committee of all expenditures, loans, and contributions received. Such reports are filed annually no later than February 15 and shall be complete through the preceding December thirty-first. Such report shall be filed until a report is filed which shows no deficit and until any surplus campaign funds have been disposed.
18:1495.4D(3)(a) a report need not be filed under this Subsection if the candidate is not an elected public official and shows either a deficit or a surplus of less than two thousand five hundred dollars. However, if the candidate is not an elected public official and his deficit or surplus is equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred dollars, the candidate shall file.
18:1505.4A(4)(b) For all other reports required by this Chapter, in addition to any penalties that may be imposed by this Section or any other law, the supervisory committee may impose on any person required to file such a report who has not filed such report by the eleventh day after such report is due, after an adjudicatory hearing by an adjudicatory panel of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board conducted in accordance with the Code of Governmental Ethics, with notice to the party who is the subject of the hearing, an additional civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
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Rescind the late fees for the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 supplemental reports in connection with the October 2, 2010 election.
Rescind the civil penalty of $10,000 for the 2013 supplemental report in connection with the October 2, 2010 election.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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