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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022434 Page 7 of 13 of Ethics to his economic advantage, and after an adjudicatory hearing on the matter, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the payment of penalties. Recovery may include, in addition to an amount equal to such economic advantage, penalties not to exceed one half of the amount of the economic advantage. Any appeal of such final decision by the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall be to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit,pursuant to R.S. 42:1142. V. OPINION: It is the opinion of the BOE that each of Scott Hearne, Frederick Williams and Michael Roberts, in their capacities as members of the LSBHI violated Section 1111 C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code by virtue of receiving compensation for providing continuing education services to persons who conduct operations or activities which are regulated by the LSBHI. Section 1111C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code prohibits members of the LSBHI from receiving compensation for providing continuing education classes to persons who are regulated by the LSBHI. Members of the LSBHI we public employees within the agency of the LSBHI, and persons obtaining continuing education credit are regulated by the LSBHI. It is the opinion of the BOE that Michael Roberts, in his capacity as a member of the LSBHI, violated Section 1113B of the Ethics Code virtue of his application to the LSBHI for approval to be a continuing education provider. Section It 13B of the Ethics Code prohibits members of the LSBHI from applying to be continuing education providers, as the submission of such an application represents a transaction with LSBHI. Michael Roberts, while serving as a member of the LSBHI, submitted an application to be continuing education providers and each of Scott Hearne, Frederick Williams and Michael