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Docket No. 22-768
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Mark Alan Pousson, Louisiana Rice Promotion Board, regarding a $250 late fee assessed for filing his amended 2019 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 5 days late.
Facts:
Mark Pousson is a volunteer Rice Promotion Board Member and submitted a waiver request stating he travels often for his job. During this time when the Annual PFD Statement was due he was out of the country. His failure to file his disclosure was oversight. Mr. Pousson asks the Ethics Board for any consideration in this matter.
Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2019 Tier 2.1 Annual Report - Amendment
ORIGINAL PFD FILED ON: January 14, 2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 12/14/2021 (personally signed green card)
DATE REPORT FILED: 12/28/2021
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 5 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $250
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2009
Law:
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.
Recommendations:
Suspend all based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2022-768 - PFD Waiver