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Officeholders

Michael Caruso

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-08-05 · 4 pages (text)

Amended. The filer later corrected this filing with a Form 6X. The figures used across this site come from the filing as amended; this page shows the original as filed.

Net worth$3,155,342
Income listed$209,562
Real estate$0
Debts listed$78,487
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 100% $209,562 · See attached Statement 1, See Attached

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,155,342; listed items add up to $3,155,342

Reported net worth: $3,155,342. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,155,342. They roughly agree. 2 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

Assets and debts itemized in an attachment on page 4

The form says “see attached” for 2 entries, and this copy includes the attachment (page 4).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2024 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($209,562) comes from See attached Statement 1

Listed income totals $209,562 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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 $3,155,342 — 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 Michael Caruso

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-27$3,290,474
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-10-27$3,134,631

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,153,829 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $78,487 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $209,562 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
Retrieved
2026-10-08T14:04:12+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 attachment
Extraction
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