2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-13 · 4 pages (text)
Net worth$500,000
Income listed$80,000
Real estate$1,150,0002 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1
Where listed income comes from
Consulting, lobbying & public affairs 100% $80,000 · MF Consulting Group
Worth a look 1
Worth a lookIncome & business ties
No major clients listed for MF Consulting Group, which paid them $80,000
Owners of more than 5% of a business who received more than $1,000 from it must list the business's customers or clients that provided more than 10% of its gross income. The secondary income section is empty or N/A. That's correct only if no single customer exceeded 10% — the form doesn't say.
What to check
For a small or one-person business, it is unusual for no client to exceed 10% of revenue.
Check the business's public contracts or listings for major clients.
Rule: Business owner with no major clients listed
“If your ownership and gross income exceeded the two thresholds listed above, then for that business entity you must list every source of income to the business entity which exceeded 10% of the business entity's gross income”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income — Secondary Sources ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
Context 5
ContextUnusual reporting
“Stock” ($100,000) 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."”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets (quote not found in this year's instructions) · how this rule works
ContextUnusual reporting
Net worth $500,000; listed items add up to $1,350,000
Reported net worth: $500,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,350,000. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextIncome & business ties
100% of listed income ($80,000) comes from MF Consulting Group
Listed income totals $80,000 from 1 source. The largest is classed as consulting, lobbying & public affairs.
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
ContextWealth & holdings
Real estate worth $1,150,000 across 2 properties (230% of net worth)
Real estate holdings, as listed.
What to check
Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.
Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextWealth & holdings
Lists 1 business under “Interests in Specified Businesses” and owns more than 5% of it
Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: MF Consulting Group. That section covers banks, insurers, mortgage and small-loan companies, utilities, alcohol licensees, pari-mutuels and holders of city or county franchises — industries where officials' interests are disclosed separately.
What to check
Check whether the office sought oversees or contracts with these industries.
Look the businesses up on Sunbiz for officers and registered agents.
Rule: Stakes in closely regulated businesses
“The types of businesses covered in this section include: state and federally chartered banks”2023 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
Where to look next
Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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.