| Date: | 04/23/2010 |
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| Organization: | State Ethics Commission |
| Docket Number: | 10-0002 |
- This page, In the Matter of Daniel Rowan- Final Order, is offered by
- State Ethics Commission
Decision
Decision In the Matter of Daniel Rowan- Final Order
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Decision and Order
On March 29, 2010, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Suspend Proceedings and Accept Proposed Settlement ("Joint Motion") together with a proposed Disposition Agreement. On March 30, 2010, the Presiding Officer, Commissioner Charles B. Swartwood, III, granted the Joint Motion in part, suspended the adjudicatory hearing scheduled for March 31 st, and otherwise referred the Joint Motion and the proposed Disposition Agreement to the full Commission for deliberations on April 16, 2010.
In the proposed Disposition Agreement, Respondent Daniel Rowan admits that he violated G. L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(2) and § 23(b)(3) and agrees to pay a civil penalty of $1,500. Respondent also agrees to waive all rights to contest the findings of fact, conclusions of law and terms and conditions contained in the Disposition Agreement in this and any other administrative or judicial proceeding to which the Commission is or may be a party. Respondent has tendered payment of the $1,500 civil penalty. In support of the Joint Motion, the parties assert that the interests of justice, the parties and the Commission will be served by the Disposition Agreement.
WHEREFORE, the Commission GRANTS the Joint Motion. The Disposition Agreement is APPROVED. Respondent's tendered payment of the $1,500 civil penalty for violating G. L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(2) and § 23(b)(3) is accepted. Commission Adjudicatory Docket No.10-0002, In the Matter of Daniel Rowan, is DISMISSED.