• Marion Conservation Commission Member Sherman E. Briggs Jr. Pays $7,500 Civil Penalty for Conflict of Interest Law Violations

    The Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which Marion Conservation Commission member Sherman E. Briggs Jr. admitted to violating the conflict of interest law, by voting as a ConCom member to issue an Order of Conditions authorizing Tabor Academy to install salt water tanks.  Tabor Academy then hired Briggs’ business to perform the excavation work.  Pursuant to the Agreement, Briggs paid a $7,500 civil penalty.

  • Commission Finds in Favor of Former Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis

    The Commission issued a Decision and Order in which it found that the Commission’s Enforcement Division failed to prove that former Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis caused an ineligible inmate to be placed on work release to accommodate the request of the inmate’s employer, who was Glodis’ friend and campaign contributor. 

  • Enforcement Division Alleges Conflict of Interest Law Violations by Groveland Selectwoman Elizabeth Gorski

    The Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause alleging that Groveland Board of Selectmen  member Elizabeth Gorski repeatedly violated G.L. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by using her BOS position to attempt to get her police officer son restored to active duty after the Groveland Police Chief placed him on paid administrative leave.

  • Enforcement Division Alleges That Two Former State Employees Violated the Financial Disclosure Law

    The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission issued two Orders to Show Cause alleging that former Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Labor Director Michael Byrnes and former Division of Professional Licensure Assistant to the Director Charles Borstel each violated G.L. c. 268B, the Financial Disclosure Law, by failing to file their respective Statements of Financial Interests for calendar year 2011 on time. 

  • Enforcement Division Alleges Conflict of Interest Law Violations by Wellington House Publishing, Inc., Owner Algird Sunskis

    The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause alleging that Wellington House Publishing, Inc. owner Algird Sunskis violated G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by paying kickbacks on three occasions to Lawrence Public School employees to obtain LPS contracts.  One of the contracts involved the fraudulent sale of equipment that was paid for by the LPS but never delivered. 

  • Kingston Community Preservation Committee Member Pine duBois Pays $2,500 Civil Penalty for Conflict of Interest Law Violations

    The Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement (“Agreement”) in which Town of Kingston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”) member Pine duBois (“duBois”) admitted to violating G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, by advocating, in her capacity as the unpaid president of the non-profit Jones River Landing Environmental Heritage Center (the “Jones River Landing”), for $75,000 in CPC funds to restore two boat sheds located on Jones River Landing property.  DuBois also admitted to violating the conflict law by failing to disclose her relationship with Jones River Landing to her appointing authority.