CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS NO.g q lefHetng) lnjoDoveChredl Rober SFist Dm. Wandwet—aatonywaeats sSAE SOIR: 38 hebaaiey rte Pete uae — moe REFERRAL TO THE OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION NAME OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEE: Elkins Committee NAME AND ADDRESS OF TREASURER: _ Bernadette DeWeaver 3996 East 42™ St. Newburgh Hts., OH 44105 NAME AND ADDRESS OF CANDIDATI ‘Trevor K. Elkins 3888 East 43™ St. Newburgh Hts., OH 44105 THE ABOVE-NAMED PERSON(S) IS BEING REFERRED TO THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO DIVISION (C) OF OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 3517.11 FOR: ‘Type of Report: Semi Annual 2017 Reason: Personal use of campaign funds Filing Deadline: Notice Sent: Additional Information (if necessary): ORC 3517.13 2(0) states in part: “.,.No beneficiary of a campaign fund or other person shall convert for personal use, and no person shall knowingly give to a beneficiary of a campaign fund or any other person, for the beneficiary's or any other person's personal use, anything of value from the beneficiary's campaign fund, including, without limitation, payments to a beneficiary for services the beneficiary personally performs, except as reimbursement for any of the following:...” Per the forensic audit the actual ending balance of the Semi-Annual 2017 should be $476.71, not the filed and reported balance $14,402.41. In order for the BOE to complete a forensic audit for the Elkins Committee, we have patiently requested since May 23, 2019 the bank statements from 2015 through June 2017. Mr. Elkins has kept the BOE apprised of the lack of cooperation from his bank on providing this information; the onus relies on the Committee to keep all records for a period of 6 years, During the reporting period of the Semi-Annual 2017 campaiga finance report the candidate misappropriated funds prior to July 1, 2017. At a minimum, the Elkins Committee utilized $20,000 of campaign funds for personal use, See forensic audit 2017. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections | 2925 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44115 | wwvwet43vote.com | 216-443-VOTE (6683) 1aPLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE COVER PAGE AND OTHER RELEVANT PAGES OF THE REPORT AND ANY RELEVANT CORRESPONDENCE, AFFIDAVITS OR OTHER INFORMATION, Attachments + Bank Statement dated 7.1.2017 * Erroneous cover page Line 1 for Semi - Annual 2017 . * Amended Annual 2017 cover page ; © Forensic audit of 2017 accounting of money borrowed and repaid to committee by Mr. Elkins, SIGNATURE bth C2 La Anthony W, Perlatti, DirectorCUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Jeff Hastings Inajo Davis Chappell Robert. Frost_David . Wondolowski__ Anthony W.Perlati__Shantiel H. Soeder Chairman Member Member Member Director Deputy Director CASE NO, ROARIB (For OEC Use Only) REFERRAL TO THE OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION NAME OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEE: Elkins Committee NAME AND ADDRESS OF TREASURER: _ Bernadette DeWeaver 3996 East 42" St. Newburgh Hts., OH 44105 NAME AND ADDRESS OF CANDIDATE: _ Trevor K. Elkins 3888 East 43" St. Newburgh Hts., OH 44105 ‘THE ABOVE-NAMED PERSON(S) IS BEING REFERRED TO THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO DIVISION (C) OF OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 3517.11 FOR: Type of Report: Semi Annual 2019 Reason: Personal use of campaign funds; questionable payment to Executive Targeting & Consulting, LLC Filing Deadline: Notice Sent: Additional Information (if necessary): ORC 3517.13 2(0) states in part: “...No beneficiary of a campaign fund or other person shall convert for personal use, and no person shall knowingly give to a beneficiary ofa campaign fund or any other person, for the beneficiary's or any other person's personal use, anything of value from the beneficiary's campaign fund, including, without limitation, payments to a beneficiary for services the beneficiary personally performs, except as reimbursement for any of the following:...” © During the reporting period of the Semi-Annual 2019 campaign finance report the candidate utilized $1,481.63 of campaign funds from the Elkins Committee for personal use. See reporting page I located after Form 31-B page 8. © In addition, on 4/23/2019 the Committee paid $8,400 to Executive Targeting & Consulting LLC, a corporation owned and operated by Mr. Elkins. See reporting page 5 of Form 31-B. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections | 225 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44115 | www.dd3vote.com | 216-443-VOTE (8683) «8PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE COVER PAGE AND OTHER RELEVANT PAGES OF THE REPORT AND ANY RELEVANT CORRESPONDENCE, AFFIDAVITS OR OTHER INFORMATION, Attachments: Original audit letter dated 8.16.19 requesting additional information. Amended and compliant Semi-Annual 2019 campaign finance report; with the exception of the questionable Executive Targeting expense. Explanation of Executive Targeting consulting fees from the Elkins Com Secretary of State - Executive Targeting incorporation information. Ue A) Ma ie aad Anthony W. Perlatti, Director