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• <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> DATED: June 26, 2008 OPINION NO: 2007-489 <br /> RE: In the matter of Warren Gary <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics (the "Board") pursuant to the authority contained in <br /> LSA-R.S. 42:1141, conducted a private investigation concerning information that Warren <br /> Gary, in his capacity as Chief Criminal Investigator for the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's <br /> Office,may have violated Sections 1115B and Section 1116A of the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics (LSA-R.S. 42:1101 et seq.) (the "Code") by virtue of negotiating the purchase of a <br /> vehicle from an inmate in the custody of the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, <br /> purchasing said vehicle on the inmate's release and profiting from the subsequent sale of the <br /> vehicle. <br /> On the basis of information obtained by the Board during the course of the <br /> investigation,and with the concurrence of Warren Gary,the Board now makes the following <br /> essential: <br /> I. <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. <br /> Warren Gary has been employed with the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office <br /> since July 1, 1992. Mr. Gary has served as Chief Criminal Investigator since 1997. <br />