HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-696 OstranderThomas W. Ostrander
Duane, Morris, and Heckscher
Attorneys at Law
16th Floor, 100 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19110
Dear Mr. Ostrander:
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
August 5, 1980
ADVICE OF THE COMMISSION
80 -696
On July 8, 1980, you asked us how a public official
should report on his Financial Interest Statement money received
from a Legal Defense Fund.
You noted contributions to the fund would be
delivered directly to the director of the fund who would
hold such amounts in trust for the public official and that
the names of the contributors and the amounts of their
individual contributions would not be disclosed to the
public official.
Money received from this fund by the public official
should be reported as a gift. The report should include
the name of the fund, its purpose, the name of the director,
and the amount received during the reporting period.
Pursuant to Section 7(9)(ii), this advice is a
complete defense in any enforcement proceeding initiated
by the Commission, and evidence of good faith conduct in
any other civil or criminal proceeding, providing the requestor
has disclosed truthfully all the material facts and committed
the acts complained of in reliance on the Advice given.
This letter is a public record and will be made
available as such.
PJS /nia
You may appeal this advice to the full Commission.
UL J. SMITH
Chairman 1/