Former DC Councilmember Jack Evans owes $20,000 in unpaid ethics fines, officials say The $20,000 was due in August and Evans has only made a payment of $2,000 towards the overdue balance of his first settlement, officials told WUSA9. Author: Khalida Volou (WUSA9) Updated: 11:55 AM EDT March 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — Former Councilman Jack Evans owes $20,000 in unpaid fines to the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability for his settlement, according to Rochelle Ford, director of the Office of Government Ethics in D.C. Evans initially owed a total of $55,000 in fines for his ethics violations after reaching two settlements that allowed him to avoid a public hearing for his violation of the D.C. Council's Code of Conduct.