Philadelphia DA Williams fined $62,000 for ethics violations
District Attorney Seth Williams' habit of failing to report gifts has proven costly.
The city's top law enforcement officer has been fined $62,000 by the Philadelphia Board of Ethics for failure to report five sources of income and 89 gifts on city financial statements over six years. It is the largest penalty ever imposed by the decade-old ethics board.
Williams will also be required to pay the city $2,840, the value of five gifts he received that were prohibited under the city's Ethics Code.
"Among the gifts District Attorney Williams failed to disclose . . . were 20 gifts from individuals who had a financial interest that the district attorney was able to substantially affect through official action at the time they gave the gifts," the Ethics Board news release said. "These individuals included criminal defense attorneys who were handling cases prosecuted by the District Attorney's Office, as well as subordinate employees and contractors of the District Attorney's Office."
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