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Senate President Mike Haridoplolos pleaded guilty to leaving out details about his consulting company on his financial filings.

His lawyer Pete Dunbar entered the plea this morning in front of the Florida Ethics Commission. Dunbar says his client wasn’t being shady, he just made a mistake.

“I would imagine everyone on occasion does make a mistake. You man up to it. Correct it. What else can you ask, except for someone to step forward and do that. Senator Haridopolos is human like all of us, but he quickly admitted the mistake, corrected it,” said Dunbar.

The commission isn’t allowed to penalize legislators, so the matter has been turned over to the Senate Rules Committee. The head of that committee, John Thrasher, was appointed by Haridopolos who also happens to be the Republican Party Chairman. Thrasher is reaching out to the House for advice on how to move forward with the case.