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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-452 <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br /> demotion of the public employee or other person, or impose a fine of not more than <br /> ten thousand dollars, or both. <br /> (h) La. R.S. 42:1155A If an investigation conducted pursuant to this Part <br /> reveals that any public servant or other persan has violated any law within the <br /> jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics to his economic advantage, and after an <br /> adjudicatory hearing on the matter, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the <br /> payment of penalties. Recovery may include, in addition to an amount equal to such <br /> economic advantage,penalties not to exceed one half of the amount of the economic <br /> advantage. <br /> V. <br /> OPINION <br /> It is the opinion of the Board that Tequeila Douglas,in her capacity as the Chief Civil Deputy, <br /> Deputy Tax Collector ofthe St.Helena Parish Sheriff's Office,violated La_R.S.42:111 lA by virtue <br /> of her receipt of$10,525.67 in cash payments made to the Sheriff's Office for tax payments which <br /> she was not entitled to receive for the performance of her job duties as Chief Civil Deputy, Deputy <br /> Tax Collector. Section 1111A prohibits the receipt of a thing of economic value for the performance <br /> of a public servant's job duties other than his compensation and benefits from his governmental entity <br /> that he is duly entitled to receive. <br /> As an employee of the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office, Tequella Douglas was a public <br /> employee and public servant. She was only entitled to receive those benefits and compensation from <br /> her governmental entity for the perfarmance of her job duties and responsibilities that were authorized <br />