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Waiver request submitted by Vincent Joseph Sotile, Jr., Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Board, regarding a $350 late fee assessed for filing his 2019 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 7 days late. |
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Vincent J. Sotile requests a waiver for the late filing of his 2019 Annual PFD and states that he has gone through 3 secretarial changes in the past 18 months and filing the annual disclosure slipped through the cracks and was forgotten about. He has always filed timely and receives no income or expense reimbursements for serving on the board. Mr. Sotile asks the Ethics Board to waive his fine as the Coronavirus Pandemic has impacted the legal, staffing market.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2019 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 7/6/2020
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 7/10/2021 (personally signed green card)
DATE REPORT FILED: 7/27/2021
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 7 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 386 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $350
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Yes
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1
requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 of the Code provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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Suspend all based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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