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2013-857
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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Consent Opinion
Docket Number
2013-857
Parties Involved
Doborah Crowder Loper
Agency at Issue
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital (DHH)
Decision Date
4/12/2019
Law
La. R.S. 42:1111A
Caption
Consent Opinion whereby Deborah Crowder Loper violated La. R.S. 42:1111A by virtue of her receipt of things of economic value, to which she was not duly entitled to receive, for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of her public position.
Ethics Subject Matters
Payment - Not Duly Entitled
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> IN THE MATTER OF DEBORAH CROWDER LOPER <br /> CONSENT ORDER NO.: 2013-857 <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics("the Board") and Deborah Crowder Loper enter into the <br /> following agreement to resolve the charges brought by the Board against Deborah Crowder <br /> Loper on June 20, 2014: <br /> 1. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper was an employee of the Louisiana Department of Health and <br /> Hospitals (DHH), Division of Fiscal Management, from April 11, 2005 until March 22, 2013. <br /> 2. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper was an authorized party on the DHH Capital One bank account <br /> and she was responsible for submitting receipts, bank statements and other documentation to the <br /> National Association of State Human Services Finance Officers (NASHSFO) relative to the bank <br /> account. <br /> 3. <br /> At the conclusion of the 2009 NASHSFO conference, Ms. Deborah Crowder Loper was <br /> instructed to close the NASHSFO account; however, she did not and instead diverted DHH funds <br /> into the account for her personal use. <br /> 4. <br /> Deborah Crowder Loper diverted checks issued to DHH from January 2010 to January <br /> 2014 totaling approximately $800,000.00 to the(NASHSFO) bank account for her personal use. <br /> 5. <br /> Ms. Loper has admitted using these funds to gamble at local casinos. Ms. Loper admitted <br /> to having a gambling addiction and that she has received help for her gambling addiction. <br /> 6. <br /> In 19th JDC suit number, 09-13-0414 - DEBORAH C. LOPER, Ms. Loper was prosecuted <br /> for theft, money laundering, and malfeasance in office. <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br />
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