"According to documents released by the commission, Ugarte has agreed to pay a $17,500 fine for repeatedly failing to disclose outside income he made from his lobbying and consulting firm while also working as a council staffer. A commission investigation found that Ugarte failed to report outside income from his consulting firm, Ugarte & Associates, for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to the documents. The Ugarte proposed settlement is set to go before the Ethics Commission on Wednesday."
""This was an unintentional clerical reporting error on my part. As soon as I was made aware, I took full responsibility and corrected them," Ugarte said in a statement emailed to The Times. "I take disclosure seriously. Moving forward, I have implemented steps to ensure nothing is missed." Ugarte said his work with Ugarte & Associates never overlapped with his time in Price's office. He started working for Price in 2013, but left the office in 2019. He returned in 2021."
Jose Ugarte, deputy chief of staff to Councilmember Curren Price, agreed to pay a $17,500 fine for repeatedly failing to disclose outside income from his lobbying and consulting firm while working as a council staffer. A commission investigation found that Ugarte failed to report income from Ugarte & Associates for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The proposed settlement will go before the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. Ugarte stated the omissions were unintentional clerical errors, that he corrected them, and that he has implemented steps to prevent future omissions. Ugarte said his consulting work did not overlap with his Price office tenure.
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