Result: Settlement approved on June 30, 1997 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $250. Violation: The Lieutenant Governor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources and staff to support a non-profit organization that they established and for which they were the acting president during all relevant time periods. Result: Settlement approved on November 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $8,000. In addition, their role as the President of the non-profit organization conflicted with their public duties and they were using their state computer inappropriately. endstream endobj 21 0 obj <>stream Violation: An Administrative Support Manager for the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to provide a special privilege to family members. Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 1997. (1) Any of the following types of behavior may constitute a serious violation. Result: Settlement approved on December 21, 1998, for investigative costs in the amount of $7,000. Evidence indicated that through their own company they created and deployed software onto University resources to monitor energy consumption. Result: An agreed stipulation was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended. Washington Governor - Jay Inslee. Violation: A Correctional Sergeant at the Monroe Correctional Complex with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit. Result: an agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000 with $250 suspended. Violation: A University of Washington professor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources in support of their private consulting firm and failed to obtain approval pursuant to agency's policy. These hearings are also known as ".100" or "Pre-84" hearings and are for Parole (PRE) inmates who committed their crime(s) prior to July 1, 1984 (RCW 9.95.100 ). XE,_|]J\T7; :T(vSosK{m9)46Dyl:Lhn.qVIGLDXApS\0n`~5\u) Violation: A University of Washington employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their University of Washington email address as a point of contact on a personal website they maintained. Violation: A Employment Security Department employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they allowed household members to use a state provided computer for personal reasons. (2) A community corrections officer, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe an offender has violated a condition of community custody, may suspend the person's community custody status and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in total confinement of the offender, pending the determination of the secretary as to whether the violation has occurred. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on March 11, 2005 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500 with $250 suspended and an additional $775 reimbursment to agency. Result: Settlement approved on September 8, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $750. Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state internet access for their personal benefit. Twitter; Facebook; Violation: A Regional Director with the Department of Ecology may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided a special privilege and created a conflict of interest by participating in the hiring process that ultimately resulted in the hiring of two of their friends. April 29, 2021 Story Gov. Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $250. Violation: A former Psychologist 4 with the Department of Corrections violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to submit leave for time they did not work. This is their second ethics violation within 5 years. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to access their home business and adult-oriented websites. Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2003. For example, Thinking for a Change (T4C), which is an evidenced based behavioral program, provide participants the knowledge and skills necessary to change behavior and reduce recidivism. Violation: A former Public Safety officer may have violated RCW 42.52.160 when they used state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to access various websites for online banking, bill paying and shopping for personal benefit. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 8, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $500 suspended. Violation: The Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to assist in a political campaign. Violation: A Data Support Unit Manager with the Department of Health, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by requiring all staff to participate in team meetings where they played games using unauthorized software. Result: Settlement approved on July 13, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Result: Final Order issued on September 8, 2006 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $200. Violation: The Dean of the University of Washington School of Law may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct outside employment. Violation: A former Department of Labor and Industries employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on January 13, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $2,250. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000. Violation: A Sentencing Guidelines Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to record over 3,100 personal checking and savings transactions; log details of more than 400 purchases, financing and maintenance of their vehicle; composed personal advertisements listing work phone number and composed personal letters; sent jokes to coworkers via email and accessed Internet sites relating to baseball and hunting. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to send and receive emails related to their outside business and stored business documents on the state server. Violation: A former University of Washington employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted gifts from a vendor with whom they conducted state business, used their state provided computer to spend approximately 2 hours per week over a three-month period to view websites that contained adult oriented material and used their state computer to send over 470 personal email messages. Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they attempted to be appointed the guardian for a DSHS client on their caseload or former caseload, inappropriately shared information with another person regarding a previous case and used DSHS letterhead and fax machine for personal use. Violation: A Department of Retirement Systems employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct union activities. Violation: A former Department of Corrections employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources (agency time, computer and email) during work hours to work on their college coursework and to manage their vacation rental property. Result: A settlement agreement was imposed on November 18, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 and reinstating the $1,000 suspended portion in his previous case. Violation: Contracts Manager with the Department of Social and Health Services Behavioral Health Administration, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Result: Settlement approved on July 26, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $5,000. Violation: Former Laundry Supervisor at the Coyote Ridge Correctional Center with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by receiving pay for time not worked. Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on November 9, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,800 suspended. In addition, they used their work email address as their personal email address. Violation: An employee of Wenachee Valley Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they left work during their assigned shift and did not submit the appropriate amount of leave. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they received $2,750 in compensation for five speaking presentations from a pharmaceutical company that engages in business with their state employer. Violation: A former Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer, e-mail and Internet for personal use. Result: Settlement approved on June 12, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $6,500 with $2,000 suspended. Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $30,000. 202304107 Filed 22723; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 802609P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11998] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request Violation: A former Department of Retirement Systems employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used personal information about state employees gained through their employment to solicit business for themself. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 14, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: A Pierce College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal benefit. Violation: An employee at Coyote Ridge Correctional Center may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided a special privilege to inmates by allowing them to use their office phone to make personal calls. Violation: An employee of the Department of Transportation may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the tire service station to service tires on their personal vehicle. Evidence indicated that they falsified time and attendance records and did not submit required leave requests. Violation: A Habilitation Plan Administrator with the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000. Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $450. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and by disclosing confidential information to a person not authorized to receive it. Evidence indicated that they removed misappropriated cash deposits over a one-month period. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer and email system to support their outside business. Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to notify their employing agency and the Health Care Authority of change in marital status resulting in the improper payment of health care benefits for an ineligible dependent totaling $2,709. 0 Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they inadvertently left a confidential legal document related to an inmate on work desk that was viewed by other inmates. App. Result: Settlement approved on October 13, 1998*. Violation: An employee with the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the agency's computer for personal interests. Evidence indicated that they were using their state computer to support their outside real estate business. 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