- State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Former Lawrence Building Inspector Julian Perez
The State Ethics Commission issued a Public Education Letter today to former Lawrence Building Inspector Julian Perez after finding reasonable cause to believe he violated the conflict of interest law by using his official position and the access it provided to change the status of his building permit to “approved” after the city had withdrawn the permit and issued Perez a stop-work order. - Carver Deputy Operations and Maintenance Foreman Christopher Vincent Pays $10,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Christopher Vincent, Foreman of the Town of Carver Operations and Maintenance Department (O&M), has paid a $10,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by using town resources to replace a fence on his private property. Vincent signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violation and waived his right to a hearing. - State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Jail Operations Thomas Brady Violated Conflict of Interest Law
The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause today alleging that Thomas Brady, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Jail Operations at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, violated the conflict of interest law on multiple occasions by having subordinate Sheriff’s Office maintenance department employees perform free plumbing work at his home during and outside of their state work hours. - Former Taunton Chief of Staff Edward Correira Pays $6,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Former Taunton Chief of Staff Edward Correira has paid a $6,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by, after leaving his City position, advocating on behalf of a subdivision developer and a business owner in connection with matters in which he had participated as Taunton Chief of Staff. Correira signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Former Boston Public School Principal Natasha Halfkenny and Assistant Principal Coreen Miranda Each Pay $4,000 Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Former Boston Tobin School Principal Natasha Halfkenny and Assistant Principal Coreen Miranda have each paid a $4,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law. Halfkenny and Miranda signed separate Disposition Agreements in which each admitted that they allocated tickets for the musical Hamilton, which were donated to the Tobin School for use by its students and their chaperones, to themselves and their sons, who were not Tobin School students. Halfkenny and Miranda each waived their right to a hearing. - Former Bristol County Deputy Sheriff Floyd Teague Pays $65,000 for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Former Bristol County Deputy Sheriff Floyd Teague has paid a $40,000 civil penalty and $25,000 in economic advantage damages for violating the conflict of interest law by conducting a public auction in which he placed an absentee bid on behalf of his spouse for a seized modular home, then awarded her the home, which she later renovated with his help and sold at a profit. Teague signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Ware Police Chief Shawn Crevier
The State Ethics Commission issued a Public Education Letter today to Ware Police Chief Shawn Crevier after finding reasonable cause to believe Crevier violated the conflict of interest law by using his official position and public resources to advocate against and rally opposition to proposed gun law reform legislation through a series of posts on the Ware Police Department’s Facebook page. - Holbrook Select Board Member William Watkins Pays Penalty and Restitution of $18,900 for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Holbrook Select Board member William Watkins has paid an $8,000 civil penalty and $10,900 in restitution to a local mason for violating the conflict of interest law by accepting work on his home walkways, steps, and porch that was performed for free due to his position as Select Board member. Watkins signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges DCR Employee Jessica Santiago Violated Conflict of Interest Law
The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause today alleging that Jessica Santiago, an employee of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and a former employee of the Revere Parks and Recreation Department, violated the conflict of interest law by submitting false timesheets and being paid for hours she did not work. - Newburyport Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Thomas Cusick Pays $13,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Newburyport Department of Public Services Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Thomas Cusick has paid a $13,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by accepting free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. Cusick signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Former Topsfield Parks and Cemeteries Commissioners Steven Mscisz and Robert Benjamin Pay Civil Penalties for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Former Topsfield Parks and Cemeteries Commissioners Steven Mscisz and Robert Benjamin have paid $14,000 and $6,000 penalties, respectively, for violating the conflict of interest law by using their official town positions to get preferential access to purchase multiple cemetery plots at a substantial discount. Mscisz and Benjamin signed Disposition Agreements in which each admitted the violations and waived their rights to a hearing. - Former Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Guidance Director Heather Larkin Pays $10,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Dr. Heather Larkin, former Director of Guidance and Pupil Personnel Services at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (GNBVT), has paid a $10,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by contracting with her friend and business partner to provide services to the school, using the school’s resources to promote her private business event, and through other actions. Larkin signed a Disposition Agreement in which she admitted the violations and waived her right to a hearing. - Carver Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance John Woods Pays $8,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
John Woods, the Deputy Director of the Town of Carver Operations and Maintenance Department (O&M), has paid an $8,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by authorizing the use of town resources to replace a fence on the private property of the O&M Foreman, who is his friend. Woods signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Danvers DPW Director David Lane Pays $17,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Danvers Department of Public Works Director David Lane has paid a $17,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by accepting free ski trips, a golf outing, and a steakhouse dinner from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. Lane signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Auburn Water District Employee Scott Callahan Violated Conflict of Interest Law
The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission has filed an Order to Show Cause today alleging that Auburn Water District Operations Manager Scott Callahan violated the conflict of interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. The Order initiates adjudicatory proceedings against Callahan. - Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois II Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois II has paid a $5,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by using public resources to attempt to cast himself in a favorable public light after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and to promote a campaign donor’s rental apartments to office staff. Galibois signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Four Municipal Water Services Employees Pay Civil Penalties for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Sudbury Water District Executive Director Vincent Roy, former Salem Department of Public Services Director David Knowlton, former Danvers Department of Public Works Water and Sewer Supervisor Aaron Cilluffo, and former Southampton Water Department Superintendent Thomas Gaughan have admitted to violating the conflict of interest law multiple times by accepting valuable gifts, including free ski trips, from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. They each waived their rights to adjudicatory hearings and paid civil penalties ranging from $6,000 to $18,000. - Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden has paid a $5,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by failing to stop his staff from issuing and by failing to withdraw a DA’s Office press statement aimed at discrediting his opponent in the 2022 Democratic primary election. Hayden signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violation and waived his right to a hearing. - State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis and Captain Gilda Galvis Violated Conflict of Interest Law
The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission has filed Orders to Show Cause today alleging that former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis and former Leyden Police Captain Gilda Galvis violated the conflict of interest law by selling Town equipment for their private gain, contracting to repair Town vehicles for profit through their co-owned auto shop, and other actions implicating self-dealing and misuse of their official positions. The two Orders separately initiate adjudicatory proceedings against Daniel Galvis and Gilda Galvis, who are a married couple. - Natick Water and Sewer Employee Richard Ames Pays $9,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Richard Ames, a Natick Water and Sewer Department GIS Coordinator and Information Management employee, has paid a $9,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by accepting free ski trips and meals from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. Ames signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Franklin DPW Director Robert Cantoreggi Pays $15,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Franklin Department of Public Works Director Robert “Brutus” Cantoreggi has paid a $15,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by accepting free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. Cantoreggi signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Superior Court Ruling Affirms State Ethics Commission Decision that Aquinnah Select Board Member Gary Haley Violated Conflict of Interest Law
A recently issued decision in the Suffolk Superior Court has affirmed the State Ethics Commission’s 2022 decision that Aquinnah Select Board member Gary Haley violated the conflict of interest law by selecting himself to install underground conduits for telecommunications wires for the town and by approving the town’s payment of his $17,445 invoice for the work. The Superior Court’s decision upholds the Commission’s order that Haley pay a $10,000 civil penalty for the violations. - Former Lawrence Fire Prevention Inspector David Blanchette to Pay $65,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Former Lawrence Fire Department Fire Prevention Inspector David Blanchette will pay a $65,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law multiple times by using his official position to secure business for his private smoke and carbon monoxide detector maintenance and installation company, conducting inspections on behalf of the Fire Department on properties where his private business had done pre-inspection work, and through other actions. Blanchette signed a Disposition Agreement in which he admitted the violations and waived his right to a hearing. - Blackstone Town Clerk Tara Sullivan Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Blackstone Town Clerk Tara Sullivan has paid a $5,000 civil penalty for violating the conflict of interest law by hiring her mother and sister as town election workers. Sullivan signed a Disposition Agreement in which she admitted the violations and waived her right to a hearing.
2024 State Ethics Commission Press Releases