Marcos Villanueva v. State of Florida, Commission on Ethics
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJanuary 8, 2020
Docket1D19-0089
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D19-0089
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MARCOS VILLANUEVA,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, COMMISSION
ON ETHICS,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the State of Florida Commission on Ethics.
Guy W. Norris, Chair.
January 8, 2020
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Marcos Villanueva, appeals a Final Order and
Public Report entered by Appellee, the Florida Commission on
Ethics, wherein the Commission determined that Appellant, a city
commission candidate at the time of his filings, violated section
112.3145, Florida Statutes (2016), by failing to state the manner
of calculating his reportable interests in his Statement of Financial
Interests and in his Amendment to Statement of Financial
Interests for the year 2016. Finding no merit in Appellant’s
arguments on appeal, we affirm. See Robinson v. Comm’n on
Ethics, 242 So. 3d 467, 470-71 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (explaining that
factual findings of the Commission in a final order and public
report are reviewed for competent, substantial evidence, legal
conclusions are reviewed de novo, and recommended penalties are
reviewed for an abuse of discretion).
AFFIRMED.
LEWIS, WINOKUR, and JAY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jose-Trelles Herrera and Jose M. Herrera of Herrera Law Firm,
P.A., Miami, for Appellant.
C. Christopher Anderson, III, General Counsel, and Steven J.
Zuilkowski, Attorney, Florida Commission on Ethics, Tallahassee,
for Appellee.
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