ineligibility

If she is found guilty, the possible penalties include not just prison and a large fine - but also ineligibility from standing for public office for five years.

At the time of Pickton’s sentencing, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice James Williams said it was a “rare case that properly warrants the maximum period of parole ineligibility available to the court.”

In declaring his ineligibility in December for the Republican primary, the Colorado Supreme Court leant on a little-known, Civil War-era constitutional amendment.

The state has agreed to FEMA’s ineligibility determination for only 29 households and is contesting the remainder.

“It seems like it’s fraught with potential problems, either with misreporting or misunderstanding and therefore, perhaps, ineligibility long-term for the benefits.”