2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-21 · 3 pages (text)
Net worth$348,786
Income listed$1,837
Real estate$0
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1
Net worth over time
Where listed income comes from
Other / unclassified 100% $1,837 · Matthew Bender
Worth a look 1
Worth a lookIncome & business ties
Judicial Circuit (9Th): no public salary among the income listed
The filer held Judicial Circuit (9Th) in 2023, a salaried public office, but the primary sources of income listed (Matthew Bender) don't include a public payer such as the State of Florida, the county or the school district.
What to check
Check the income page of the original: the salary may be listed under another name.
Check that they were paid in office all year: the Commission keeps listing a suspended or departed official under the office, and a new term may start partway through the year.
Some officials decline or donate their salary; the form still asks for income received.
Rule: Paid public office, but no public salary listed
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
Context 3
ContextUnusual reporting
Lists 1 investment account ($210,243) instead of what's in them
The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.
What to check
Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.
Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextUnusual reporting
Net worth $348,786; listed items add up to $348,786
Reported net worth: $348,786. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $348,786. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextIncome & business ties
100% of listed income ($1,837) comes from Matthew Bender
Listed income totals $1,837 from 1 source. 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
Where to look next
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