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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-724 <br /> Page 7 of 9 <br /> 1153B of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board could also impose penalties equal to <br /> one-and-a-half times the amount of economic advantage gained,pursuant to Section 1155A of the <br /> Ethics Code. In this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the interest of the <br /> public would be served by, and the parties have agreed to resolving this matter amicably through <br /> the publication of this Consent Opinion with the imposition of a $24,000.00 civil penalty against <br /> DCG. <br /> VI. <br /> ORDER: <br /> For the foregoing reasons: <br /> IT IS ORDERED that DCG violated Section 1113A(1)(a) of the Ethics Code by virtue of <br /> entering into transactions with SLPSO while Mr. Godchaux,the immediate family member of Mr. <br /> Guidroz, had a controlling interest in DCG. <br /> IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a $24,000 civil penalty, payable to the Treasurer of <br /> the State of Louisiana, be imposed upon DCG and that in the event of a failure to pay, a suit may <br /> be filed to compel immediate payment of any balance due. <br />