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Phyllis Williams Kotey

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-08-30 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$566,700
Income listed$234,577
Real estate$0
Debts listed$392,393
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Law 100% $234,577 · FIU College of Law, Nova Southeastern College of Law

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $275,000 (2024) to $566,700 (2025) — 2.1×

This 2025 filing reports $566,700; the same person's 2024 filing reported $275,000, a change of $291,700 in 1 year. Listed income for 2025 was $234,577. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2024 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $566,700; listed items add up to $460,827

Reported net worth: $566,700. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $460,827. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

88% of listed income ($206,777) comes from FIU College of Law

Listed income totals $234,577 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as law.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Most income is from law (100%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Phyllis Williams Kotey

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-01$275,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $313,220 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $392,393 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $234,577 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
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p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6
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