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Sheriff Charles R Wells

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-30 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,030,134
Income listed$318,699
Real estate$600,000
Debts listed$356,241
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 72% $228,953 · Manatee County Sheriff
  • Investments & retirement 28% $89,746 · FRS

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

“Checking” ($22,324) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,030,134; listed items add up to $1,030,134

Reported net worth: $1,030,134. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,030,134. They roughly agree.

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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

72% of listed income ($228,953) comes from Manatee County Sheriff

Listed income totals $318,699 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as government & public payroll.

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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,030,134 — a millionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Sheriff Charles R Wells

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-27$1,131,840

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,036,375 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $356,241 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $318,699 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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