Violation: A Sentencing Guidelines Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to access Internet sites regarding personal issues such as genealogy, high school classmates, department stores, movies, television, trivia, hairstyles and pet supplies. Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 1997. Violation: A former employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct an outside business. Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000. Result: A Final Order was entered by the Board on December 17, 2019, imposing a civil penalty in the amount of $3,000. 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: Order and Judgment approved on February 9, 2007 for a Civil penalty of $1,000. Result: A final order was entered on April 29th, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000. The Board cannot grant the release of a PRE inmate until they have made such a decision. Result: Settlements approved between September, 2002 and January, 2003 with penalties ranging from $25 to $50 depending on the size and number of emails sent by indivisual faculty members. Violation: An employee with Tacoma Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their state computer to conduct personal business in regard to Pampered Chef and ItWorks. Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2003. Violation: A Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to view numerous internet sites, including viewing nudist sites. Result: Settlement approved on June 13, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $750 with $250 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $450. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. Violation: An employee of the Department of Labor and Industries may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal interests. Evidence also indicated that they used state resources in support of their private business and used state owned equipment for personal use. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. Violation: A Former Pollution Liability Insurance Agency employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer and computers assigned to other agency employees to access adult-oriented web sites, play fantasy football and other games and chat online. Violation: Maintenance Technician with the Washington State Department of Transportation may have violated RCW 42.52, the Ethics in Public Service Act, by being present at a rally in Shelton while in on-call status in the Olympia region and attached a Blue Lives Matter flag to his state vehicle. Result: An agreed stipulation was entered on July 17, 2015 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended. Violation: A Department of Early Learning employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal gain by accessing retail, banking, sports related sites as well as over a dozen social networking sites. 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. Violation: Seattle Community College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state SCAN access and state issued cell phone to make personal call and pursue personal interests. Department of Corrections (DOC) publications, Partial Confinement and Supervision Table, Opportunity for Supervision Reform and Reentry, Sustainability & Environmental Performance, Copyright 2023 Washington State Department of Corrections. Violation: A former Program Manager with Grays Harbor College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state laptop computer for non-work-related internet searches and browsing. Violation: A former employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to set up an experience rating account in the TAXIS database for Best Buffet Restaurant and established it as a partial successor to Seattle Seafood Buffet, businesses which they are identified as a buyer. Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014, of a Letter of Instruction. 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. Violation: Computer Technology Specialist at Clover Park Technical College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for her private benefit and to support the Classified Union at Clover Park Technical College. Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services supervisor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they had an interest that directly conflicted with the proper discharge of their duties and secured a special privilege when they arranged to have their subordinate provide them with free legal services. Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $7,000. They also stored over 800 non-work-related audio files, 28 video files and 1,964 non-work-related photos on their state computer. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. 'x},kl6rGVbHIs-rE7Is8"G {[%(>qf4aw$E;Q#AVPbM?-?^Hs!z~:ar5?y"e 45Q@T##tDnh^0r Violation: An employee of University of Washington Medical Center employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided a special privilege and engaged in activities incompatible with public duties when they participated in the hiring process of their relative. Violation: An employee with South Puget Sound Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their private benefit and gain. Violation: The Director of the Department of Speech and Hearing at Washington State University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their work computer to access and view non-work-related material. 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 at least 63 websites on the Internet relating to sports, jokes, auctions, department stores, automobiles, movies and adult-oriented sites. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 18, 2016 imposing a penalty of $2,000. Result: Settlement approved on November 8, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500 with $250 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2003 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $1,500 with $750 suspended. Violation: An employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal use. Violation: An employee of Washington State Ferries may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct internal union business. Violation: A Contract Specialist with the Department of Enterprise Services used state resources for private benefit and gain and provided themself with a special privilege. Violation: A Department of Transporation employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send or receive email and repeatedly visited websites unrelated to their official duties. During the days they were pursuing this personal business, they also requested and received paid overtime to accomplish their regular Lead duties. Result: A settlement was agreed to on May 14, 2010 for a civil penalty of $1,000. Violation: Former Psychology Associate Health Services at the Larch Corrections Center with the Department of Corrections agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for an outside business. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they delayed complying with public records requests due to various factors. Violation: A Pierce College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal benefit. Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $750. Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer, e-mail, and Internet to access non-work-related sites on a daily basis. 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. Evidence indicated that they accessed the internet and accessed folders/files stored on their work computer related to their outside business on at least 58 occasions over a 10-day period. Violation: A former Maintenance Mechanic with PARKS may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they misappropriated funds involving a purchasing card and a fuel card resulting in losses to the state over $16,000. Violation: A former employee of Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they hired their spouse as a part-time instructor. Result: Order of Reconsideration issued on June 8, 2001 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $4,000. Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2012 for a civil penalty of $12,500. Violation: A Department of Corrections Field Administrator may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they authorized the parking of agency employees' private vehicles in parking spaced leased by the agency for their agency owned vehicles. Violation: A Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500 with $2,000 suspended. The Board further concluded that they also violated the Act because their employment as a private investigator might reasonably have required or induced them to make unauthorized disclosure(s) of confidential information. The Board also issued Letters of Instruction to the faculty members. (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. Violation: A former Transportation Engineer used state resources for their private benefit and gain when they used a state ORCA card for their daily commute trips to and from work and for personal trips on their days off. Violation: A Deputy Director with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission may have violated the Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain by using resources to further their outside business interests and for working on continuing education not related to their job duties. Violation: A Faculty Member with Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by requiring students to purchase a book they authored and influenced colleagues to also require the textbook in their classes. Evidence indicated that they used a state vehicle for personal use, had subordinates drive to personal appointments, errands and on shopping trips. Result: Settlement approved on March 11, 2011for a Civil penalty of $10,000. Twitter; Facebook; Result: Settlement approved on October 8, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $2,000. These are the rules that must be followed by people on parole ( PRE Result: An agreed settlement was entered on November 17, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $6,000 with $2,000 suspended. Violation: A University of Washington employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send or receive approximately 6,900 personal email messages and used state resources to support a private business. Result: A settlement agreement was approved on September 8, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000. Violation: An Edmonds Community College faculty member used state resources to promote and support their outside business. Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,500. Evidence indicated that they spent 128.2 hours on non-work-related internet browsing over a four-month period. 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 October 13, 1998*. Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain. Violation: A Support Enforcement Officer for the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain and to conduct a personal business. The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) supervises persons who have either been confined in a county jail, prison facility (for felony convictions of more than a year), and/or were sentenced to direct supervision in the community. 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