HomeMy WebLinkAbout1694 BradleyIn Re: John Bradley, III, File Docket: 15 -028
Respondent X -ref: Order No. 1694
Date Decided: 6/22/16
Date Mailed: 6/29/16
Before: Nicholas A. Colafella, Chair
Mark R. Corrigan, Vice Chair
Roger Nick
Kathryn Streeter Lewis
Maria Feeley
Melanie DePalma
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission.
Procedurally, the Investigative Division of the State Ethics Commission conducted
an investigation regarding possible violations of the Public Official and Employee Ethics
Act ( "Ethics Act "), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., by the above -named Respondent. At the
commencement of its investigation, the Investigative Division served upon Respondent
written notice of the specific allegations. Upon completion of its investigation, the
Investigative Division issued and served upon Respondent a Findings Report identified as
an "Investigative Complaint." An Answer was not filed. A Stipulation of Findings and a
Consent Agreement were subsequently submitted by the parties to the Commission for
consideration. The Stipulated Findings are set forth as the Findings in this Order. The
Consent Agreement has been approved.
ALLEGATIONS:
That John Bradley, III, a public official /public employee in his capacity as a Council
Member for Prospect Park Borough, violated [Sections 1104(a), 1104(d), and 1105(a)] of
the State Ethics Act (Act 93 of 1998) when he failed to timely file Statement of Financial
Interests forms for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years; and when he
subsequently filed backdated forms to give the impression that the forms were timely filed.
II. FINDINGS:
1. John Bradley, 111 ( "Respondent ") has served as a Council Memberfor Prospect Park
Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, since approximately January 1990.
2. Prospect Park Borough Council is comprised of a seven Member board that,
amongst other statutorily imposed duties, maintains supervisory responsibility over
the employee position of Borough Secretary.
3. Deborah Hurst has served as the Borough Secretary /Treasurer for Prospect Park
Borough since approximately 2001.
Hurst serves as the custodian of all Prospect Park Borough records,
including Statements of Financial Interests.
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b. Statements of Financial Interests for Prospect Park Borough are maintained
[at] the Prospect Park Borough Municipal Building.
4. Statements of Financial Interests are required to be filed annually by elected and
appointed public officials of the Commonwealth.
a. The forms are required to be filed by no laterthan May 1St of each yearthata
public official holds public office.
b. The Statement of Financial Interests requires filers to report financial
information pertaining to the preceding calendar year.
5. The State Ethics Commission annually contracts the printing of Statements of
Financial Interests.
a. Orders for forms are generally placed with the printing company in
December of each year.
b. The ordered forms are received by the Administrative Division of the State
Ethics Commission in December, prior to January 1St of the filing year.
C. Forms are then bulk mailed to each municipality in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
6. Pursuant to the procedure outlined above, Statement of Financial Interests forms
were annually mailed to Prospect Park Borough, Delaware County, by the
Administrative Division of the State Ethics Commission.
7. Statement of Financial Interests forms were annually mailed to Prospect Park
Borough between 2009 and the present.
a. For filing year 2009, SEC -1, Rev. 01/10 forms were mailed to all
municipalities in the Commonwealth, including Prospect Park Borough, on or
around December 31, 2009.
The SEC -1, Rev. 01/10 [forms] were to be used in reporting financial
interests for the 2009 calendar year.
b. For filing year 2011, blank SEC -1, Rev. 01/12 forms were mailed to all
municipalities in the Commonwealth, including Prospect Park Borough, on or
around January 9, 2012.
C. Blank SEC -1, Rev. 01/13 forms were mailed to all municipalities in the
Commonwealth, including Prospect Park Borough, on or around December
31, 2012.
The SEC -1, Rev. 01/13 [forms] were to be used in reporting financial
interests for the 2012 calendar year.
d. In 2013, blank SEC -1, Rev. 01/14 [forms] were mailed to all municipalities in
the Commonwealth, including Prospect Park Borough, on or around
December 26, 2013.
The SEC -1, Rev. 01/14 [forms] were to be utilized in reporting
financial interests for calendar year 2013.
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8. Each year that forms are printed, a revision number is listed in the upper left hand
corner of the form.
a. Forms printed in 2009 contained an identification number of SEC -1, Rev.
01/10 while forms printed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 contained identification
numbers of SEC -1, Rev. 01/12, SEC -1, Rev. 01/13, and SEC -1, Rev. 01/14
respectively.
b. The revision number [Rev.] would correspond with the year in which the filing
was to take place. For example, form Rev. 01/12 was to be filed in the year
2012.
9. Deborah Hurst, Prospect Park Borough Secretary, is responsible forthe distribution
of Statement of Financial Interests forms to Borough public officials and employees
who are required to file the Statement of Financial Interests.
a. Hurst provided blank Statement of Financial Interests forms for all Prospect
Park Borough officials, including Council Member John Bradley, III, in or
around January of each year.
b. Hurst attempted to obtain timely compliance from all public officials in
Prospect Park Borough, including the Council Members, concerning the
filing of their Statements of Financial Interests.
10. John Bradley, III, in his capacity as a Prospect Park Borough Council Member, was
annually required to file a Statement of Financial Interests form by May 1St with
information pertaining to the prior calendar year.
11. Bradley, as a Prospect Park Borough Council Member, was provided with blank
Statement of Financial Interests forms each year by Borough Secretary Deborah
Hurst, for completion.
a. Hurst provided Bradley with forms to be completed in calendar years 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
12. On or around January 30, 2015, a Right -to -Know Request was submitted by a
Borough resident to the Prospect Park Borough Municipal Office, requesting
duplicate copies of the following information:
a. Statements of Financial Interests for Councilman John Bradley, representing
financial interests for calendar years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and
2008.
13. On or around February 4, 2015, Borough Secretary Deborah Hurst, who also
serves as the Right -to -Know Officer for Prospect Park Borough, responded in part
to the Right -to -Know Request as follows:
a. "Please be advised that the Borough requires additional time to provide the
records requested to allow for remote storage of the records involved forthe
request regarding `State Ethics Commission's Statement of Financial Interest
for Councilman John Bradley for calendar years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, and 2013. "'
14. On or around February 4, 2015, Hurst could not locate the Statements of Financial
Interests that were filed by John Bradley for calendar years 2008 through 2013.
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a. A copy of Bradley's timely filed 2010 calendar year Statement of Financial
Interests was later located by Borough officials.
15. On or about February 4, 2015, Hurst advised Bradley that a Right -to -Know Request
had been submitted, and that his (Bradley's) Statements of Financial Interests for
years 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013 were not located.
16. On or around February 4, 2015, John Bradley 111, in his capacity as a Prospect Park
Borough Council Member, filed Statements of Financial Interests for calendaryears
[2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013], listing his public position and governmental
entity, and affixing his signature and purported date he signed /completed the form,
as follows:
Calendar Year Purported Date of Completion SEC Form Used
2008
2/10/2009
SEC -1
Rev.
01/15
2009
2/8/2010
SEC -1
Rev.
01/15
2011
2/14/2012
SEC -1
Rev.
01/15
2012
2/10/2013
SEC -1
Rev.
01/15
2013
2/11/2014
SEC -1
Rev.
01/15.
a. Bradley's 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Statements of Financial
Interests contained dates of execution /completion which were factually
impossible, as SEC -1, Rev. 01/15 was not printed /distributed until January
2015.
b. It was impossible for Bradley to have completed these forms on the dates
purported (as signed) as the forms had not yet then been distributed.
17. On April 15, 2015, and again on April 29, 2015, a Statement of Financial Interests
Compliance Review was conducted at Prospect Park Borough by a State Ethics
Commission Investigator.
a. The purpose of the compliance review was to review the Statement of
Financial Interests forms that were completed by all Borough officials.
b. During this review, calendar year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and
2014 Statements of Financial Interests filed by John Bradley were
maintained within Borough files.
18. The Statement of Financial Interests forms on file for Bradley for calendar years
2008 through 2014 at Prospect Park Borough, in part, listed the following
information:
a.
Calendar Year-
Dated -
Public Position:
Governmental Entity:
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income:
Q
2008
2/10/2009 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Council
Prospect Park
ADP
1125 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington.
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Calendar Year: 2009
Dated: 2/8/2010 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Public Position: Borough Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income: ADP
1125 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington.
C.
Calendar Year: 2010
Dated: 3/06/2011 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/11
Public Position: Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park Borough
Direct or Indirect Sources
Of Income: ADP
Fort Washington, PA.
Calendar Year: 2011
Dated: 2/14/2012 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Public Position: Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income: ADP
1125 Virginia, Fort Washington, PA.
e.
Calendar Year: 2012
Dated: 2/10/13 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Public Position: Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income: ADP
1125 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034.
f
Calendar Year: 2013
Dated: 2/11/14 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Public Position: Borough Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income: ADP
1125 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034.
Calendar Year: 2014
Dated: 2/4/2015 on Form SEC -1 Rev. 01/15
Public Position Council
Governmental Entity: Prospect Park
Direct or Indirect Sources
of Income: ADP
1125 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034.
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19. Prospect Park Borough Secretary Deborah Hurst confirmed that the Statement of
Financial Interests forms filed by Bradley were not filed on the dates reflected on
the forms.
20. On or around February 4, 2015, Bradley completed calendar year 2008, 2009,
2011, 2012, and 2013 Statement of Financial Interests forms and arbitrarily
selected and affixed a date of when he believed the forms should have been
completed.
21. Bradley's backdated filings created the impression that he was complying with the
filing requirements of the law.
22. The compliance reviews which were conducted on April 15, 2015, and again on
April 29, 2015, confirmed that Bradley had previously filed a Statement of Financial
Interests form for calendar year 2010, which contained a signature date of March 6,
2011 (03/06/2011).
a. Bradley's 2010 calendar year Statement of Financial Interests was filed on
SEC -1 Rev. 01/11.
b. Bradley filed the form as a candidate for Borough Council and as a current
Council Member.
23. Bradley submitted backdated Statement of Financial Interests forms for calendar
years 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 after being advised that a Right -to -Know Request
had been made by a Borough resident requesting copies of Bradley's Statements of
Financial Interests for calendar years 2008 through 2013.
a. Bradley inserted arbitrary dates to create the impression the forms were
timely filed.
24. As a Borough Council Member, Bradley was annually compensated $1,800.00 for
executing his duties as a public official.
25. Section 1104(d) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(d), states that no public official
shall receive compensation from public funds unless he has filed a Statement of
Financial Interests.
26. Bradley annually accepted compensation from the public funds of Prospect Park
Borough, as a Borough Council Member, during calendar years 2009, 2011, 2012,
and 2013, at a time when he did not have timely /properly filed Statement of
Financial Interests forms on file with the Borough as follows:
a. 2009: $1,800.00
2011. $1,800.00
2012. $1,500.00
2013. $1 800.00
Total 6,900.00.
27. On March 4, 2016, Bradley filed amended Statement of Financial Interests forms for
calendar years 2008 through 2014.
a. Bradley filed the amended forms voluntarily to correct backdated forms and
deficiencies on prior filings.
III. DISCUSSION:
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As a Council Member for Prospect Park Borough ( "Borough "), Delaware County,
Pennsylvania, since approximately 1990, Respondent John Bradley, III, also referred to
herein as "Respondent," "Respondent Bradley," and "Bradley," has been a public official
subject to the provisions of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ( "Ethics Act "), 65
Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seg.
The allegations are that Bradley violated Sections 1104(a), 1104(d), and 1105(a) of
the Ethics Act when he failed to timely file Statement of Financial Interests ( "SFI ") forms for
the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years, and when he subsequently filed backdated
forms to give the impression that the forms were timely filed.
Per the Consent Agreement, the Investigative Division has exercised its
prosecutorial discretion to nol pros the allegation under Section 1104(d) of the Ethics Act.
Based upon the nol pros, we need not address the Section 1104(d) allegation that is no
longer before us.
Section 1104(a) of the Ethics Act provides that each public official /public employee
must file an SFI for the preceding calendar year, each year that he holds the position and
the year after he leaves it.
Section 1105(a) of the Ethics Act provides that the SFI shall be filed on the form
prescribed by this Commission; that all information requested on the form shall be
provided to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the filer; and that the form
shall be signed under oath or equivalent affirmation.
As noted above, the parties have submitted a Consent Agreement and Stipulation of
Findings. The parties' Stipulated Findings are set forth above as the Findings of this
Commission. We shall now summarize the relevant facts as contained therein.
As a Borough Council Member, Bradley is required to annually file an SFI by May 1
disclosing financial information for the prior calendar year.
This Commission contracts for the annual printing of SFI forms. Each year when
forms are printed, a revision number is listed in the upper left hand corner of the form.
Pertinent to the instant matter, SFI forms printed for use with filings for calendar
years 2009, 20117 2012, and 2013 contained revision numbers of SEC -1, Rev. 01/10;
SEC -1, Rev. 01/12; SEC -1, Rev. 01/13; and SEC -1, Rev. 01/14, respectively. This
Commission mailed blank SFI forms to the Borough for use with the aforesaid calendar
year filings as follows: (1) SEC -1, Rev. 01/10 forms, for use with calendar year 2009
filings, mailed on or around December 31, 2009; (2) SEC -1, Rev. 01/12 forms, for use with
calendar year 2011 filings, mailed on or around January 9, 2012; (3) SEC -1, Rev. 01/13
forms, for use with calendar year 2012 filings, mailed on or around December 31, 2012;
and (4) SEC -1, Rev. 01/14 forms, for use with calendar year 2013 filings, mailed on or
around December 26, 2013.
Deborah Hurst ( "Hurst ") has served as the Borough Secretary /Treasurer since
approximately 2001. In or around January of each year from 2009 through 2014, Hurst
provided Bradley with blank SFI forms for completion.
Hurst serves as the custodian of all Borough records, including SFIs. The SFIs filed
by Borough officials /employees are maintained at the Borough Municipal Building.
Hurst also serves as the Right -to -Know Officer for the Borough. On or around
January 30, 2015, a Borough resident submitted a Right -to -Know request to the Borough
Municipal Office, requesting copies of SFIs for Bradley for the 2008 through 2013 calendar
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years. On or around February 4, 2015, Hurst responded in part to the Right -to -Know
request by advising that the Borough required additional time to provide the records
requested to allow for remote storage of the records involved.
On or around February 4, 2015, Hurst could not locate SFIs for Bradley for calendar
years 2008 through 2013. A copy of Bradley's timely filed 2010 calendar year SFI was
later located by Borough officials.
On or around February 4, 2015, Hurst advised Bradley that a Right -to -Know request
had been submitted and that Bradley's SFIs for the 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013
calendar years were not located.
On or around February 4, 2015, Bradley filed SFIs for calendar years 2008, 2009,
2011, 2012, and 2013. The SFIs were signed with purported dates of completion as
follows: (1) calendar year 2008, dated 2/10/2009; (2) calendar year 2009, dated 2/8/2010;
(3) calendar year 2011, dated 2/14/2012; (4) calendar year 2012, dated 2/10/2013; and (5)
calendar year 2013, dated 2/11/2014. The SFI for each of the aforesaid calendar years
was completed using an SEC -1 Rev. 01/15 form. It was impossible for Bradley to have
completed the SFI forms on the dates purported because the SEC -1 Rev. 01/15 form was
not distributed until January 2015. Bradley arbitrarily selected and affixed to each SFI a
date of when he believed the form should have been completed in order to create the
impression that the forms were timely filed.
On March 4, 2016, Bradley voluntarily filed amended SFIs for calendar years 2008
through 2014 to correct backdated forms and deficiencies on prior filings.
Having highlighted the Stipulated Findings and issues before us, we shall now apply
the Ethics Act to determine the proper disposition of this case.
The parties' Consent Agreement sets forth a proposed resolution of the allegations
as follows:
3. The Investigative Division will recommend the following in
relation to the above allegations:
a. That a violation of Section 1104(a) of the Public Official
and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a),
occurred when Respondent, in his capacity as a
Council Member for Prospect Park Borough, failed to
timely file Statement of Financial Interests forms forthe
2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years;
b. That a violation of Section 1105(a) of the Public Official
and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(a),
occurred when Respondent filed backdated 2009,
20117 2012 and 2013 calendar year Statement of
Financial Interests forms in his capacity as a Council
Member for Prospect Park Borough, falsely giving the
impression that the forms were timely filed; [and]
C. That no action will be undertaken pursuant [to] Section
11 04(d the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act,
65 Pa. S. § 1104(d).
Bradley agrees to make payment in the amount of $1,250.00 in
settlement of this matter as follows:
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a. $1,000.00 payable to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and forwarded to the Pennsylvania State
Ethics Commission within thirty (30) days of the
issuance of the final adjudication in this matter.
b. $250.00 which represents a portion of the expenses
and costs incurred by the State Ethics Commission in
the investigation and administrative prosecution of the
instant matter, payable by certified check or money
order made payable to the Pennsylvania State Ethics
Commission within thirty (30) days of the issuance of
the final adjudication in this matter.
5. To the extent he has not already done so, Bradley agrees to
file complete and accurate Statements of Financial Interests
with Prospect Park Borough through the Pennsylvania State
Ethics Commission, for 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar
years within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final
adjudication in this matter.
6. Bradley agrees to not accept any reimbursement,
compensation or other payment from Prospect Park Borough
representing a full or partial reimbursement of the amount paid
in settlement of this matter.
7. The Investigative Division will recommend that the State Ethics
Commission take no further action in this matter; and make no
specific recommendations to any law enforcement or other
authority to take action in this matter. Such, however, does
not prohibit the Commission from initiating appropriate
enforcement actions in the event of Respondent's failure to
comply with this agreement or the Commission's order or
cooperating with any other authority who may so choose to
review this matter further.
Consent Agreement, at 1 -2
In considering the Consent Agreement, we accept the parties' recommendation fora
finding that a violation of Section 1104(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a), occurred
when Respondent, in his capacity as a Borough Council Member, failed to timely file SFI
forms for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years.
On or around January 30, 2015, a Borough resident submitted a Right -to -Know
request to the Borough, requesting copies of Bradley's SFIs for the 2008 through 2013
calendar years. On or around February 4, 2015, Borough Secretary/Treasurer Hurst could
not locate SFIs for Bradley for calendar years 2008 through 2013. A copy of Bradley's
timely filed 2010 calendar year SFI was later located by Borough officials. Based upon the
Stipulated Findings and Consent Agreement, the parties are in agreement that the SFIs
that Hurst was unable to locate for calendar years 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were not
timely filed by Bradley.
We hold that a violation of Section 1104(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a),
occurred when Respondent, in his capacity as a Borough Council Member, failed to timely
file SFI forms for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years.
We further hold that a violation of Section 1105(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §
1105(a), occurred when Respondent filed backdated 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar
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year SFI forms in his capacity as a Borough Council Member, falsely giving the impression
that the forms were timely filed.
As part of the Consent Agreement, Respondent Bradley has agreed to make
payment in the amount of $1,000.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
forwarded to this Commission within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final
adjudication in this matter.
Respondent Bradley has further agreed to make payment to this Commission in the
amount of $250.00, representing a portion of the expenses and costs incurred by this
Commission in the investigation and administrative prosecution of the instant matter,
payable by certified check or money order made payable to the Pennsylvania State Ethics
Commission within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final adjudication in this matter.
Respondent Bradley has agreed to not accept any reimbursement, compensation or
other payment from the Borough representing a full or partial reimbursement of the amount
paid in settlement of this matter.
To the extent he has not already done so, Respondent Bradley has agreed to file
complete and accurate SFIs with the Borough, through this Commission, for the 2009,
2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final
adjudication in this matter.
We determine that the Consent Agreement submitted by the parties sets forth a
proper disposition for this case, based upon our review as reflected in the above analysis
and the totality of the facts and circumstances.
Accordingly, per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Respondent Bradley is
directed to make payment in the amount of $1,000.00 payable to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and forwarded to this Commission by no later than the thirtieth (30t ) day
after the mailing date of this adjudication and Order.
Per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Respondent Bradley is further directed to
make payment to this Commission in the amount of $250.00, representing a portion of the
expenses and costs incurred by this Commission in the investigation and administrative
prosecution of the instant matter, payable by certified check or money order mpde payable
to the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission by no later than the thirtieth (30t ) day after
the mailing date of this adjudication and Order.
Per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Respondent Bradley is directed to not
accept any reimbursement, compensation or other payment from the Borough representing
a full or partial reimbursement of the amount paid in settlement of this matter.
To the extent he has not already done so, Respondent Bradley is directed to file
complete and accurate SFIs with the Borough, through this Commission, for the 2009,
2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years by no later than the thirtieth (30t ) day after the
mailing date of this adjudication and Order.
Compliance with the foregoing will result in the closing of this case with no further
action by this Commission. Noncompliance will result in the institution of an order
enforcement action.
IV. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW:
1. As a Council Member for Prospect Park Borough ( "Borough "), Delaware County,
Pennsylvania, since approximately 1990, Respondent John Bradley, III ( "Bradley ")
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has been a public official subject to the provisions of the Public Official and
Employee Ethics Act ( "Ethics Act "), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq.
Bradley violated Section 1104(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a), when, in
his capacity as a Borough Council Member, he failed to timely file Statement of
Financial Interests forms for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years.
A violation of Section 1105(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(a), occurred
when Bradley filed backdated 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendaryear Statement
of Financial Interests forms in his capacity as a Borough Council Member, falsely
giving the impression that the forms were timely filed.
In Re: John Bradley, III, File Docket: 15 -028
Respondent Date Decided: 6/22/16
Date Mailed: 6/29/16
ORDER NO. 1694
1. As a Council Member for Prospect Park Borough ( "Borough "), Delaware County,
Pennsylvania, John Bradley, III ( "Bradley ") violated Section 1104(a) of the Public
Official and Employee Ethics Act ( "Ethics Act "), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a), when, in his
capacity as a Borough Council Member, he failed to timely file Statement of
Financial Interests forms for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendar years.
2. A violation of Section 1105(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(a), occurred
when Bradley filed backdated 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 calendaryear Statement
of Financial Interests forms in his capacity as a Borough Council Member, falsely
giving the impression that the forms were timely filed.
3. Per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Bradley is directed to make payment in
the amount of $1,000.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
forwarded to the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission by no later than the
thirtieth (30th) day after the mailing date of this Order.
4. Per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Bradley is further directed to make
payment to the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission in the amount of $250.00,
representing a portion of the expenses and costs incurred by this Commission in
the investigation and administrative prosecution of the instant matter, payable by
certified check or money order made payablt� to the Pennsylvania State Ethics
Commission by no later than the thirtieth (30 ) day after the mailing date of this
Order.
Per the Consent Agreement of the parties, Bradley is directed to not accept any
reimbursement, compensation or other payment from the Borough representing a
full or partial reimbursement of the amount paid in settlement of this matter.
To the extent he has not already done so, Bradley is directed to file complete and
accurate Statements of Financial Interests with the Borough, through the
Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, for the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013
calendar years by no later than the thirtieth (30t h) day after the mailing date of this
Order.
Non - compliance with paragraph 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Orderwill result in the institution
of an order enforcement action.
BY THE COMMISSION,
Nicholas A. Colafella, Chair