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Michael Allen Caruso

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-27 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$3,290,474
Income listed$72,242
Real estate$0
Debts listed$307,964
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 100% $72,242 · See Attached, See Attached

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,290,474; listed items add up to $3,290,474

Reported net worth: $3,290,474. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,290,474. 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Missing or incomplete

$307,964 of debts itemized in an attachment on page 5; $307,964 of it couldn't be confirmed from the low-resolution pages

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (page 5). See Attached — $307,964: no matching amount found on the attachment. 1 of the 1 attachment pages are low-resolution images (about 72 dpi), where digits are often misread, so these totals couldn't be checked automatically. The pages may also be holdings detail without the account summary — compare them with the form.

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
  • Compare the unmatched entries with the attachment, and with the filer's annual filing.

Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2025 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($72,242) comes from See Attached

Listed income totals $72,242 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $3,290,474 — 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Other filings by Michael Allen Caruso

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-10-27$3,134,631
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-08-05$3,155,342

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,578,438 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $307,964 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $72,242 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
2026-10-07T22:19:25+00:00
SHA-256
bcfb78d42b3318b23e400f24b02103b3864f2818044cdb2aa592e73bf5beadcd
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 attachment
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence