John White Forgot Something on Several Years of Ethics Disclosures: His Wife.
In October 2015, I wrote a post in which I examined Louisiana state superintendent John White’s ethics filings.
As state superintendent of education, White is required to annually file a Tier 1 personal financial disclosure report. As of this writing, White has annual reports (and, in some cases, amended reports) on file for the calendar years 2012 through 2016.
These annual personal financial disclosure reports include sections one is to complete on one’s spouse.
My October 2015 post included White’s annual disclosure filings for 2012 to 2014.
Here are the two White filed since that time:
As I wrote the October 2015 post on White’s ethics filings, I noticed that by the 2013 annual disclosure, White no longer included information on his wife. (She was accounted for on his 2012 original filing and amended filings. See October 2015 post for links.)
I assumed that he did not list a wife in 2013 because he was no longer married.
Not so. In fact, it seems that White continued to be married until around December 2016.
Right above the signature line, each of White’s ethics filings includes the statement,
Certification of AccuracyI do hereby certify that the information contained in this personal financialJohn White Forgot Something on Several Years of Ethics Disclosures: His Wife. | deutsch29:
