2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-08 · 5 pages (text)
Net worth$12,370,000
Income listed$750,000
Real estate$10,000,0002 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1
Net worth over time
Where listed income comes from
Other / unclassified 53% $400,000 · PA
Banking, mortgage & lending 40% $300,000 · Caoba Capital
Real estate 7% $50,000 · PA Properties
Worth a look 1
Worth a lookIncome & business ties
No major clients listed for Caoba Capital Partners, which paid them $300,000
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 9
ContextUnusual reporting
Lists 3 investment accounts ($1,370,000) 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
“Mutual Funds” ($600,000) 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
“401K” ($500,000) 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
All 7 asset values are round numbers
Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.
What to check
Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?
Net worth $12,370,000; listed items add up to $12,870,000
Reported net worth: $12,370,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $12,870,000. 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
Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses
Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).
What to check
Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?
Reports a net worth of $12,370,000 — a multimillionaire 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextWealth & holdings
Real estate worth $10,000,000 across 2 properties (81% 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”: Caoba Capital Partners. 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.