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Conflict of Interest Law Online Training Now Available in Haitian Creole 

7/09/2024 State Ethics Commission

Online training also available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and traditional and simplified Chinese closed captioning

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Newburyport Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Thomas Cusick Pays $13,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/26/2024 State Ethics Commission

Cusick accepted free ski trips from water meter manufacturer and its distributor

Press Release

Former Topsfield Parks and Cemeteries Commissioners Steven Mscisz and Robert Benjamin Pay Civil Penalties for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/25/2024 State Ethics Commission

Mscisz and Benjamin used official positions to get preferential, discounted access to cemetery plots

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Former Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Guidance Director Heather Larkin Pays $10,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/24/2024 State Ethics Commission

Larkin contracted with friend and business partner, used school position to promote private business

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Carver Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance John Woods Pays $8,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/20/2024 State Ethics Commission

Woods authorized use of town resources to replace fence on private property of co-worker and friend

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State Ethics Commission Hosts Visiting Fellow From Honduras 

6/07/2024 State Ethics Commission

Emily Flores Fiallos spent more than three weeks with Commission as part of ITD Professional Fellows Program

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Danvers DPW Director David Lane Pays $17,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

5/28/2024 State Ethics Commission

Lane accepted free ski trips, a golf outing, and a steakhouse dinner from water meter manufacturer and its distributor

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State Ethics Commission Issues Formal Opinion EC-COI-24-1 on Exemption for State Employees who Provide Services to Recipients of Public Assistance 

5/15/2024 State Ethics Commission

Section 7 of the conflict of interest law prohibits state employees from having a financial interest in a contract made by a state agency

Press Release

State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Auburn Water District Employee Scott Callahan Violated Conflict of Interest Law 

5/09/2024 State Ethics Commission

Callahan allegedly accepted free ski trips from water meter manufacturer and its distributor

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Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois II Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

5/01/2024 State Ethics Commission

Galibois directed District Attorney’s Office to issue press release to promote public narrative favorable to himself after motor vehicle accident

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Four Municipal Water Services Employees Pay Civil Penalties for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

4/29/2024 State Ethics Commission

Employees of Danvers, Salem, Southampton, and Sudbury accepted free ski trips and other gifts from water meter manufacturer and its distributor

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State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis and Captain Gilda Galvis Violated Conflict of Interest Law 

4/25/2024 State Ethics Commission

Couple allegedly sold town-owned equipment for personal profit and steered town work to their private automotive business

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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

4/25/2024 State Ethics Commission

District Attorney’s Office resources were used to issue statement to discredit election opponent

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State Ethics Commission Publishes FY 2023 Annual Report 

3/07/2024 State Ethics Commission

Annual report available to view and download

Press Release

Natick Water and Sewer Employee Richard Ames Pays $9,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

3/05/2024 State Ethics Commission

Ames accepted free ski trips and meals from water meter manufacturer and its distributor