Violations of the Codes of Ethics by Public Officials or Lobbyists

2023 - 2033

Docket No. 2022-01  In the Matter of a Complaint against Henry W. Juan, III. On June 15, 2023, Henry W. Juan, III (“Respondent”), former board member for the state quasi-public agency Connecticut Port Authority (“CPA”), entered into a Settlement Agreement to resolve allegations that he violated the Code of Ethics for Public Officials and the Code of Ethics for Lobbyists. The Office of State Ethics alleged that the Respondent violated Sections 1-84 (c), (b), and (a) of the Code of Ethics for Public Officials when he attempted to influence the CPA staff and board to enter into business relationships with and to otherwise financially benefit Seabury PFRA, LLC (“Seabury”), among other actions. At the time of the Respondent’s conduct, 2017 and 2018, the Respondent owned, in part, and was employed by Seabury, an associated business.  The Settlement Agreement also alleged that, during the same time period, the Respondent also violated Sections I-91, I-94 and I-96 of the Code of Ethics for Lobbyists when he engaged in lobbying the CPA on behalf of Seabury and failed to register as a communicator lobbyist and to file the proper financial disclosures with the Office of State Ethics. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Respondent paid a total of $18,500.

Docket No. 2022-23  In the Matter of a Complaint against Seabury PFRA, LLC AKA Seabury Maritime (“Seabury”). On May 18, 2023, the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board and the respondent Seabury entered into a Consent Order, settling allegations that Seabury violated the Code of Ethics for Lobbyists when they failed to register as a client lobbyist with the Office of State Ethics when they engaged in lobbying before the Connecticut Port Authority, a state quasi-public agency. General Statutes sections 1-94 and 1-95 require that client lobbyists register with the Office of State Ethics prior to engaging in lobbying. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, Seabury failed to register as they attempted to influence the administrative actions of the Connecticut Port Authority, including attempting to gain contracts and other business. In addition, Seabury failed to file the required financial disclosure reports for each of those three years with the Office of State Ethics as required by General Statutes section 1-96. Under the terms of the Consent Order signed by the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board, Seabury agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10,000 and to register as a client lobbyist for the relevant years.