HomeMy WebLinkAbout78 SiegristMr. Abram B. Siegrist
Township Supervisor
R. D. #4
Manheim, PA 17545
Re: #81 -74 -C (5 -7)
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
ORDER OF THE COMMISSION
September 3, 1981
No. 78
Dear Mr. Siegrist:
The State Ethics Commission has received a complaint
regarding you and a possible violation of Act 170 of 1978.
The State Ethics Commission has completed its investigation
into these allegations and finds there was a violation of
the Act when you failed to report all required sources of
income.
The individual allegation and finding on which our
conclusion is based are:
I. Allegation: That you failed to report the source of
income from Rapho Township on Line 15 of your Financial
Interest Statement.
Finding /Discussion: Section 5(b) of the Ethics Act
requires the reporting of direct or indirect sources of
income totaling in the aggregate of $500 or more. You
submitted an amended Financial Interest Statement on
September 1, 1981 listing more specific information on
this source of income in Item 15 on your Financial
Interest Statement.
Conclusion: While the failure to list this source is
a violation of the Act, you corrected your Statement as
soon as the requirements were clarified and the Commission
accepts your revised Statement. A copy of your amended
Financial Interest Statement will be sent to Rapho
Township to be attached to your original Financial
Interest Statement. The Commission will take no further
action on this matter.
Mr. Abram B. Siegrist
September 3, 1981
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This decision is not to be viewed as a precedent.
It applies only to this situation. Future violations
will be reviewed and the Commission will take all
possible actions to enforce the law and provide fi-
nancial interest information to the public.
Our files in this case will remain confidential in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 P.S.
408(a). However, this Order is final and will become avail-
able as a public document within 15 days unless you file
documentation with the Commission which justifies recon-
sideration and /or challenges pertinent factual findings.
During this 15 -day period, no one, including the Re-
spondent and /or Complainant, may violate this confidentiality
by releasing, discussing or circulating this Order. Any
person who violates the confidentiality of a Commission
proceeding is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
more than $1000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or
both, see 65 P.S. 409(e).
PJS /jc
Sincerely,
aul J. mith
Chairm