A citizen whose lawsuit blocked a Sacramento County Board of Supervisors candidate from calling herself a doctor on the ballot has now filed a complaint with a state agency.
The complaint, filed April 25 by resident Richard Dwyer to the California Fair Political Practices Commission, alleges Flojaune Cofer underreported her income on a state form or submitted a false sworn statement in court.
“This complaint alleges that Ms. Cofer filed a materially false and incomplete Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) as a candidate for that office, in direct and irreconcilable contradiction to sworn statements she made under penalty of perjury in concurrent civil litigation before the Sacramento County Superior Court,” the complaint, first reported by Abridged, stated.
On her Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests, which she submitted March 5, Cofer checked a box indicating she had no income or economic interests that met thresholds required to be disclosed on the form. She told The Sacramento Bee in March she is self-employed, which includes paid speaking, teaching training and policy-related activities.
On March 25, during a hearing for the ballot designation lawsuit, Cofer submitted a sworn statement that she earned income, the FPPC complaint said. The income included paid speaking engagements, guest lectures, expert witness work, and government consulting.
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