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Former Sandisfield Highway Road Superintendent Robert O’Brien Pays $50,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

7/28/2022 State Ethics Commission

O’Brien repeatedly hired his own business to provide services to town

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Wareham Public Schools Employee Melissa Fay pays $4,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

7/27/2022 State Ethics Commission

Fay hired her mother and participated in hiring her son for WPS jobs

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State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Environmental Police Major Kevin Clayton 

7/26/2022 State Ethics Commission

Commission found reasonable cause to believe Clayton violated law by providing private attorney opportunity to promote his law practice at MEP training

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State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Former EOTSS and CHIA Employee Brooke Merkin Violated Conflict of Interest Law 

7/18/2022 State Ethics Commission

Commission found reasonable cause to believe Merkin held two state jobs simultaneously and sought payment for working both jobs during the same hours

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Former MassHealth Official Stacia Castro pays $6,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/16/2022 State Ethics Commission

Castro solicited and received free Red Sox tickets from a state contractor

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Former Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco pays $9,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

6/02/2022 State Ethics Commission

Sacco failed to appropriately discipline officers for falsely claiming detail pay

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Former Hampden County Regional Retirement Board Member Richard Theroux pays $10,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

4/28/2022 State Ethics Commission

Theroux submitted and approved false lodging reimbursements to himself

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Former Blackstone Selectman Daniel Keefe pays $4,500 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

4/27/2022 State Ethics Commission

Keefe as Selectman proposed greater stipend and pay raise for spouse and criticized investigation of his conduct

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State Ethics Commission Issues Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report 

4/22/2022 State Ethics Commission

The State Ethics Commission's Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report has been issued and is available online.

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State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Hampden-Wilbraham Schools Superintendent Albert Ganem 

3/02/2022 State Ethics Commission

Commission found reasonable cause to believe Ganem violated conflict of interest law by participating in hirings of his spouse and daughter

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Enforcement Division Alleges Robert O’Brien Violated the Conflict Law 

2/17/2022 State Ethics Commission

State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Former Sandisfield Highway Road Superintendent Robert O’Brien Violated Conflict of Interest Law

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Calendar Year 2021 SFI Filing Season Now Open 

2/10/2022 State Ethics Commission

The Commission’s Statements of Financial Interests (SFI) electronic filing system is now open for filing of SFIs for Calendar Year (CY) 2021

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Former Templeton Director of Veterans Services John Caplis pays $2,500 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

12/21/2021 State Ethics Commission

Caplis submitted false veterans benefits claim to improperly reimburse friend

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State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Winchendon Planning Board Chair Guy Corbosiero 

11/22/2021 State Ethics Commission

Commission found reasonable cause to believe Corbosiero violated law by representing marijuana retailer before the town

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Hanson Selectman Kenneth Mitchell, Sr. pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law 

11/18/2021 State Ethics Commission

Mitchell authorized town payments to his private employer and represented his employer in a matter involving town