Ethics panel waives fine against Ben Parks
The Florida Commission on Ethics has waived an $800 fine against former lobbyist Ben Parks. Commissioners made the decision at their meeting Friday. Parks had been automatically fined $50 a day for late-filing his third-quarter lobbying compensation reports last year, according to a proposed order. State law provides for a one-time fine waiver for a late report, but Parks already used that in 2013, the document explains. On Friday, commissioners were swayed by the string of misfortunes the 62-year-old said he suffered in recent months. He suffers…
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