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WEBVTT THE SHERIFF MADE PUBLICHIS FILING WITH THE COUNTYETHICS BOARD TODAY.WISN 12'S BEN HUTCHISON JOINS USFROM THE NEWSROOM.THIS IS THE PAPERWORK.IT'S CALLED THE STATEMENT OFECONOMIC INTEREST, AND THEBOTTOM LINE IS WELL INTO SIXFIGURES.SPEAKER'S FEES, CAR SERVICES,GUNS, AND A COWBOY HAT-- A COWBOY HAT.THEY'RE AMONG THE ITEMS OF VALUESHERIFF CLARKE DECLARED ON HISSTATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST,A FILING REQUIRED YEARLY BY THECOUNTY ETHICS BOARD.AMONG THE BIGGER ITEMS, THESHERIFF RECEIVED $15,000 FOR ASPEECH TO THE ASPEN GLEN CLUB INCOLORADO, A $15,000 HONORARIUMFOR SPEAKING TO THE NEW MAJORITYIN LOS ANGELES, AND $10,000 FORSPEAKING AT CONSTITUTION WEEKFESTIVITIES IN GRAND LAKE,COLORADO.ALSO IN THE FILING, A GUN FROMTHE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATIVALUED AT $1500, A SILVER BELLYCOWBOY HAT VALUED AT $300, AND ACRUISE TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDSSPONSORED BY THE NATIONALREVIEW.THE TOTAL FOR THAT TRIP FOR THSHERIFF AND HIS WIFE, MORE THAN$940FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2016, THESHERIFF ESTIMATED THE VALUE OFCAR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THEVARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS HE'SAPPEARED ON AT $27,550THE TOTAL FOR 2016, $220,172.8$220,172.80.COUNTY EXECUTIVE CHRIS ABELE ISRESPONDING TO THOSE NUMBERS.HE TELLS 12 NEWS THAT THE PEOPLEOF MILWAUKEE PAY THE SHERIFF'SSALARY FOR HIM TO DO HIS JOBHERE IN MILWAUKEE, NOT TO SPEND60 PLUS DAYS OF THE YEARCOLLECTING FEES TO SPEAK ATEVENTS OUT OF STATE.

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Speaker's fees, car services, guns and a cowboy hat are among the items of value Sheriff David Clarke declared on his Statement of Economic Interest, a filing required yearly by the county ethics board. The sheriff received $15,000 for a speech to the Aspen Glen Club in Colorado. In addition to that he received, a $15,000 honorarium for speaking to the New Majority in Los Angeles and $10,000 for speaking at Constitution Week festivities in Grand Lake, Colorado. The filing also shows he was given a gun by the National Rifle Association valued at $1,500 and a Silver Belly cowboy hat valued at $300. The National Review sponsored a cruise to the Cayman Islands for Clarke and his wife at a cost of more than $9,400. For the entire year of 2016, Clarke estimated the value of car services provided by the various media outlets he's appeared on at $27,550. The total for 2016 was $220,172.80. County Executive Chris Abele released a statement to WISN 12 News saying, "The people of Milwaukee pay the sheriff's salary for him to do his job here in Milwaukee, not to spend 60+ days of the year collecting fees to speak at events out of state." The filing shows he was away from Milwaukee for 65. Clarke's salary is around $132,000 a year.