Result: A stipulated agreement was signed on November 17, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: Former Case Manager with the Department of Social and Health Services agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities that were incompatible with official duties, provided a special privilege to a client and used state resources to promote a candidate and for personal benefit and gain. Violation: A former Washington State University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities incompatible with their public duties and post-state employment. Result: Settlement approved on June 6, 2003. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on November 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $750. Evidence indicated that they falsified time and attendance records and did not submit required leave requests. Violation: A former Anesthesia Technician at the University of Washington Medical Center may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state computer resources and time to support and promote their outside business in bodybuilding. Violation: An employee of Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain when they used their state computer to day trade and visit NASDAQ. Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Get updates. Evidence indicated that they were using state equipment during working hours to do work as an adjunct instructor for Heritage University and spending time browsing the internet for non-work-related reasons. endstream endobj startxref Result: An agreed settlement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000. Result: An agreed settlement was entered on November 17, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $6,000 with $2,000 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on October 11, 2002, for a Civil penalty in the amount of $5,000. 31 0 obj <>/Encrypt 16 0 R/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<7156E66402ECCA449EF6AC9C8817A3DE>]/Index[15 36]/Info 14 0 R/Length 81/Prev 107637/Root 17 0 R/Size 51/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Result: Settlement approved on October 10, 2003 for reimbursement of investigative costs in the amount of $250 and an additional $1,500 restitution to employing agency for overpaid wages. Violation: A Department of Retirement Systems employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to benefit the union. The email was sent in response to a private citizen and copied 16 other government officials and members of the State Legislature. Evidence indicated that they worked full-time for a private engineering company and received payment for travel expenses they were not entitled to receive. Evidence also indicated that they used their state computer to browse the internet, to view YouTube videos and to send and receive personal email. Result: A Final Order was issued on March 21, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $1,750. Violation: A former Public Safety officer may have violated RCW 42.52.160 when they used state resources for private benefit and gain. Violation: University of Washington employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used a state computer for personal interests. Web2012, which made significant changes to DOCs violation process. Result: Settlement approved on February 8, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $2,000. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on November 8, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $16,306.57. Violation: A Supervisor with the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to submit leave for time take off work. Result: A Stipulation was entered on November 9, 2018 imposing a civil penalty in the amount of $2,500 with $500 suspended. 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: Settlement approved on November 14, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended. Result: An Order imposing Fine was issued on May 12, 2010 for a civil penalty of $250. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: The University of Washington Chief of Police may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided football passes to family members valued at approximately $230. Violation: A former Health Care Authority employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they pursued and accepted employment with an entity conducting business with their agency. Result: Settlement approved on November 8, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 with $500 suspended. Violation: Athletic Director at Bellevue College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they scheduled Bellevue College gym rentals for their private interest groups and received a special privilege in regard to these personal outside business interests. Violation: A former Seattle College employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the agency purchasing card for nearly 2,000 personal transactions over a 2 1/2-year period. Violation: Administrative Assistant 4 with the Department of Social and Health Services used state resources for private benefit and for use in support of their outside business. Result: Settlement approved on November 8, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500 with $250 suspended. Result: A Motion for Summary Judgment was held on December 10, 2021 and a Final Order was issued imposing a civil penalty of $5,500. Result: Settlement approved on September 8, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $1,150. Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $1,950. These hearings are also known as "JUVBRD" hearings and are for Juvenile Board inmates who committed crimes prior to their 18th birthday and are sentenced as adults (RCW 9.95.730 ). They repaid the Department for all of the hours. 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. Result: Settlement approved on May 14, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $500 with $200 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,500. Violation: The former Executive Director of the Washington State Criminial Justice Training Center may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they allowed an outside non-profit organization the use of state facilities and their staff to conduct meetings, used state resources for their outside employment, purchased wall art from their relative's business and gave free tickets (valued at $400 each) to their relative and a friend. Violation: An Employment Security Department employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state time and equipment to create, forward, and print jokes, poems, chain letters, an apartment checklist, and a family member's resume. Violation: A former employee of the Department of Ecology may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain. Result: Settlement approved on July 13, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Evidence indicated that they sent and received personal email, visited numerous shopping sites on the internet, downloaded music, picture and movie files. Result: A Final Order was issued on January 3, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000. Result: A Final Order was issued on August 28, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $50,712 with $45,641 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on September 16, 1999 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $3,000. Violation: An Evergreen State College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to write and send a four-page open letter to more than 600 individuals and local businesses soliciting donations for a student defense fund. Evidence indicated that they removed misappropriated cash deposits over a one-month period. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $750. Violation: An Executive Assistant with the Criminal Justice Training Center violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took time off without submitting leave and used state resources for private benefit and gain. Result: A Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order on Board Staff's Motion for Summary Judgment was entered on January 24, 2020. Violation: An employee of The Evergreen State College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they recommended the College hire their friend to fill a position they created, lived with and incurred a financial obligation with that friend when they borrowed a large sum of money. Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2012 for a civil penalty of $12,500. Violation: A WorkSource Specialist with Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state email account to send and receive personal emails. Result: An agreed stipulation was entered on July 17, 2015 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500 with $2,000 suspended. Violation: A former Health Services Consultant 2 violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by actively engaging in online gaming during scheduled work hours while teleworking from home. Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit when they submitted false mileage reimbursement claims and when they took time off from work without submitting the proper leave requests. itqP*)MT`wFQrzh!u|vq2v5zGXYEQgad6M1 0a @v- endstream endobj 20 0 obj <>stream Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on November 8, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500. Violation: A Department of Labor and Industries employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they generated and stored non-work-related documents including crochet instructions, receipts, personal check register spreadsheet, personal workout spreadsheet, application and resume of a family member and personal letters. Violation: Military Department Adjutant General unintentionally and inadvertently may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they received dual compensation in excess of the 15-day limit for active duty. They received pay for approximately 73.85 hours of time that they were not at work. XE,_|]J\T7; :T(vSosK{m9)46Dyl:Lhn.qVIGLDXApS\0n`~5\u) 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. Evidence indicated that they accepted honoraria from pharmaceutical companies to promote their products and used their influence to promote their products to the state. Result: Order and Judgment approved on July 13, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $1,500. Result: Settlement approved on April 9, 1999 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended and an additional $2,000 restitution to the agency. Violation: An employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state issued cell phone for hundreds of personal calls while on annual leave. Evidence indicated that on 204 of 221 days reviewed, the employee arrived late for work and failed to submit leave for 17 days not at work. Evidence indicated that they used their state email for personal use and state time to apply for hundreds of jobs, both within and outside of the state, and included an attachment to an application that included confidential information. OLYMPIA State regulators have fined the Washington Department of Corrections $60,000 for failing to enforce COVID-19 protective measures at the Stafford endstream endobj 21 0 obj <>stream Result: A final order of Default was entered on September 13, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000. WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, I issued Proclamation 20-05, proclaiming a State of Emergency for all counties throughout Washington State as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States and confirmed person-to-person spread of Note: 777 - Causing injury to another person by resisting orders, assisted movement, or physical efforts to restrain, 813 - Being in the community without authorization, or being in an unauthorized location in the community, 814 - While in work/training release, violating an imposed special condition, 879 - Operating or being in a motor vehicle without permission or in an unauthorized manner or location, 889 - Using facility phones, information technology resources/systems, or related equipment without authorization, 508 - Spitting or throwing objects, materials, or substances in the direction of another person(s), 557 - Refusing to participate in an available work, training, education, or other mandatory programming assignment, 563 - Making a false fire alarm or tampering with, damaging, blocking, or interfering with fire alarms, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, fire exits, or other firefighting equipment or devices, 610 - While in prison, receiving or possessing prescribed medication without authorization, 620 - Receiving or possessing contraband during participation in off-grounds or outer perimeter activity or work detail, 659 - Committing sexual harassment against another offender, as defined in department policy, 661 - Committing sexual harassment against a staff member, visitor, or community member, 663 - Using physical force, intimidation, or coercion against any person, 702 - Possessing, manufacturing, or introducing an unauthorized tool, 708 - Organizing or participating in an unauthorized group activity or meeting, 717 - Causing a threat of injury to another person by resisting orders, assisted movement, or physical efforts to restrain, 720 - Flooding a cell or other area of the facility, 724 - Refusing a cell or housing assignment, 734 - Participating or engaging in the activities of any unauthorized club, organization, gang, or security threat group; or wearing or possessing the symbols of an unauthorized club, organization, gang, or security threat group, 810 - Failing to seek/maintain employment or training or maintain oneself financially, or being terminated from a work, training, education, or other programming assignment for negative or substandard performance, 893 - Damaging, altering, or destroying any item that results in the concealment of contraband or demonstrates the ability to conceal contraband, 896 - Harassing, using abusive language, or engaging in other offensive behavior directed to or in the presence of another person(s) or group(s) based upon race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or status as a state registered domestic partner, disability, veteran's status, or genetic information, 899 - Failing to obtain prior written authorization from the sentencing court, contrary to RCW, 552 - Causing an innocent person to be penalized or proceeded against by providing false information, 554 - Damaging, altering, or destroying any item that is not the offender's personal property, the value of which is ten dollars or more, 710 - Acquiring an unauthorized tattoo/piercing/scar, tattooing/piercing/scarring another, or possessing tattoo/piercing/scarring paraphernalia, 718 - Using the mail, telephone, or electronic communications in violation of any law, court order, or previous written warning, direction, and/or documented disciplinary action, 726 - Telephoning, sending written or electronic communication, or otherwise initiating communication with a minor without the approval of that minor's parent or guardian, 606 - Possessing, introducing, or transferring any tobacco, tobacco products, matches, or tobacco paraphernalia, 657 - Being found guilty of four or more general violations arising out of separate incidents within a 90-day period, 658 - Failing to comply with any administrative or posthearing sanction imposed for committing any violation, 812 - Failing to report/turn in all earnings, 517 - Committing an act that would constitute a misdemeanor and that is not otherwise included in these rules, 551 - Providing false information to the hearing officer or in a disciplinary appeal, 555 - Stealing property, possessing stolen property, or possessing another offender's property, 559 - Gambling or possessing gambling paraphernalia, 656 - Giving, receiving, or offering any person a bribe or anything of value for an unauthorized favor or service, 662 - Soliciting goods or services for which the provider would expect payment, when the offender knows or should know that he/she lacks sufficient funds to cover the cost, 706 - Giving false information when proposing a release plan, 714 - Giving, selling, purchasing, borrowing, lending, trading, or accepting money or anything of value except through approved channels, the value of which is ten dollars or more, 725 - Telephoning or sending written or electronic communication to any offender in a correctional facility, directly or indirectly, without prior written approval of the superintendent/community corrections supervisor/designee, 728 - Possessing any sexually explicit material(s), as defined in WAC, 740 - Committing fraud or embezzlement, or obtaining goods, services, money, or anything of value under false pretense, 741 - Stealing food, the value of which is five dollars or more, 742 - Establishing a pattern of creating false emergencies by feigning illness or injury, 755 - Misusing or wasting issued supplies, goods, services, or property, the replacement value of which is ten dollars or more, 811 - Entering into an unauthorized contract, 861 - Performing or taking part in an unauthorized marriage, 890 - Failing to follow a medical directive and/or documented medical recommendations, resulting in injury. endstream endobj startxref They may be put in place by the sentencing court or the Board. Violation: A former Security Guard 2 with the Department of Social and Health Services, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and accessing confidential information for non-work-related purposes. Result: Settlement approved on April 11, 2003 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $30,000 with $20,000 suspended and and additional $10,000 for reimbursement of investigative costs. Result: Settlement approved on December 21, 1998 for investigative costs in the amount of $7,000. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to access non-work-related websites and pursue outside business transactions. Violation: A Department of Labor and Industries employee agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by participating in outside employment with a business that they had regulatory and compliance responsibilities over. Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2014 for a Letter of Instruction, including completing the online Ethics Challenge. Evidence indicated that they were using state computer resources and time to conduct university coursework. App. The amount includes $1,500 for investigative costs. Evidence also indicated that two checks to the Beef Commission were forged and deposited into a personal bank account. Result: Settlement approved on September 16, 1999 for investigative costs in the amount of $4,000. ` 3 Result: A Final Order and Judgment was approved on July 9, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $17,000. In addition, she violated RCW 42.52.160 and .030 and .070 when she misappropriated travel and education reimbursement. 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