Result: A Final Order was entered on October 2, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000. Violation: A former Welding Lab Tech with South Puget Sound Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal financial gain and that they provided a special privilege to themself and some students by using and allowing them the use of the colleges welding shop after hours and on weekends to complete their personal projects. Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,750 suspended. Violation: A former employee of the Department of Natural Resources may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted employment with Yakima Valley Orchards and Allen Brothers (YVO) where they manage several leases between the company and the Department of Natural Resources. These hearings are also known as ".100" or "Pre-84" hearings and are for Parole (PRE) inmates who committed their crime(s) prior to July 1, 1984 (RCW 9.95.100 ). Violation: A Former Pollution Liability Insurance Agency employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer and computers assigned to other agency employees to access adult-oriented web sites, play fantasy football and other games and chat online. Violation: An Administrative Support Manager for the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to provide a special privilege to family members. 46.32 Vehicle Inspection. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to access various websites for real estate, shopping and animals for personal benefit. Result: Settlement approved on June 11, 1999 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500. Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $250. Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. Result: an agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000 with $250 suspended. Violation: An employee with the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking personal time away from work without submitting the proper leave requests. App. Violation: A former employee of the University of Washington may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using GEAR UP grant money for their private benefit and gain when they claimed and was reimbursed for travel not related to the program. Evidence indicated that they used his state email for personal use and browsed the internet for an average of just over two hours per shift over a 17-day period. Get updates. WebWhenever a parolee breaches a condition or conditions under which he or she was granted parole, or violates any law of the state or rules and regulations of the indeterminate Evidence indicated that they streamed music and YouTube videos for over 24 hours during a 4-month period and visited several shopping and entertainment websites. %PDF-1.7 % Result: An agreed stipulation was entered on July 17, 2015 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on November 12, 1999 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $100. Violation: A Parks and Recreation Commission employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to order personal items and used their work address as the shipping address. Violation: The Human Resources Director with Community Colleges of Spokane may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they hired their child for a part-time hourly position within their department. Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $750. Result: Settlement approved on July 14, 2014 for a Letter of Instruction, including a requirement to complete the Ethics Challenge. Violation: A former Assistant Director of the Washington State Governor's Office of Indian Affairs may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they engaged in a contract that fell within their official duties and used state resources to implement the contract. Of that amount, $2,503 to the agency for reimbursment. Evidence indicated that over a 20-day work period they used the state's computer system for over 30 hours of non-work-related business. Violation: An employee with Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit when they used their state computer to make purchases, to download and store 124 electronic books and spent 517 minutes over 20 workdays browsing the internet. Their computer contained family photos, music files, family business and work regarding the Cub Scouts. Violation: A Social Services Specialist with the Department of Social and Health Services, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain and accessing confidential information for non-work-related purposes. Violation: A Department of Transporation employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send or receive email and repeatedly visited websites unrelated to their official duties. Y~Xnb>[)Q w*gam^HJ)v_7@Yx4M:X5rL{uQ Result: Settlement approved on January 13, 2012 for a Civil penalty of $1,500. Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to notify their supervisor that their sister-in-law had applied for a position within their department. 502 - Committing aggravated assault against another offender, 507 - Committing an act that would constitute a felony and that is not otherwise included in these rules, 511 - Committing aggravated assault against a visitor or community member, 521 - Taking or holding any person hostage, 601 - Possessing, manufacturing, or introducing an explosive device or any ammunition, or any component thereof, 602 - Possessing, manufacturing, or introducing any firearm, weapon, sharpened instrument, knife, or poison, or any component thereof, 603 - Introducing or transferring any unauthorized drug or drug paraphernalia, 604 - Committing aggravated assault against a staff member, 611 - Committing sexual assault against a staff member, 613 - Committing an act of sexual contact against a staff member, 635 - Committing sexual assault against another offender, as defined in department policy (i.e., aggravated sexual assault or offender-on-offender sexual assault), 637 - Committing sexual abuse against another offender, as defined in department policy, 651 - Inciting others to riot, as defined in RCW, 830 - Escaping from work/training release with voluntary return within 24 hours, 831 - While in work/training release, failing to return from an authorized sign out, 882 - While in prison, introducing, possessing, or using a cell phone, electronic/wireless communication device, or related equipment without authorization, 504 - Engaging in a sex act with another person(s) within the facility that is not otherwise included in these rules, except in an approved extended family visit, 560 - Possessing items or materials likely to be used in an escape without authorization, 711 - Assaulting a visitor or community member, 884 - Urinating, defecating, or placing feces or urine in any location other than a toilet or authorized receptacle, 892 - Giving, selling, or trading any prescribed medication, or possessing another offender's prescribed medication, 556 - Refusing to submit to or cooperate in a search when ordered to do so by a staff member, 607 - Refusing to submit to a urinalysis and/or failing to provide a urine sample within the allotted time frame when ordered to do so by a staff member, 608 - Refusing or failing to submit to a breath alcohol test or other standard sobriety test when ordered to do so by a staff member, 609 - Refusing or failing to submit to testing required by policy, statute, or court order, not otherwise included in these rules, when ordered to do so by a staff member, 652 - Engaging in or inciting a group demonstration, 655 - Making any drug, alcohol, or intoxicating substance, or possessing ingredients, equipment, items, formulas, or instructions that are used in making any drug, alcohol, or intoxicating substance, 682 - Engaging in or inciting an organized work stoppage, 707 - Introducing or transferring alcohol or any intoxicating substance not otherwise included in these rules, 716 - Using an over the counter medication without authorization or failing to take prescribed medication as required when administered under supervision, 736 - Possessing, manufacturing, or introducing an unauthorized key or electronic security access device, 752 - Possessing, or receiving a positive test for use of, an unauthorized drug, alcohol, or intoxicating substance, 778 - Providing a urine specimen that has been diluted, substituted, or altered in any way, 503 - Extorting or blackmailing, or demanding or receiving anything of value in return for protection against others or under threat of informing, 506 - Threatening another with bodily harm or with any offense against any person or property, 509 - Refusing a direct order by any staff member to proceed to or disperse from a particular area, 549 - Providing false or misleading information during any stage of an investigation of sexual misconduct, as defined in department policy, 558 - Interfering with staff members, medical personnel, firefighters, or law enforcement personnel in the performance of their duties, 600 - Tampering with, damaging, blocking, or interfering with any locking, monitoring, or security device, 605 - Impersonating any staff member, other offender, or visitor, 653 - Causing an inaccurate count or interfering with count by means of unauthorized absence, hiding, concealing oneself, or other form of deception or distraction, 654 - Counterfeiting or forging, or altering, falsifying, or reproducing any document, article of identification, money, or security or other official paper without authorization, 660 - Possessing money, stamps, or other negotiable instruments without authorization, the total value of which is five dollars or more, 709 - Out-of-bounds: Being in another offender's cell or being in an area in the facility with one or more offenders without authorization, 738 - Possessing clothing or assigned equipment of a staff member, 739 - Possessing, transferring, or soliciting any person's identification information, including current staff members or their immediate family members, when not voluntarily given. Violation: A Department of Early Learning employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal gain by accessing retail, banking, sports related sites as well as over a dozen social networking sites. The Washington State Department of Corrections acknowledges that its facilities, offices and operations are on the ancestral lands and customary Attempting or conspiring to commit one of (2) If contraband or another violation is discovered in an Result: Settlement approved on May 10, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended. Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) policies that apply to community supervision. Result: A Final Order of Default was issued on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500. Evidence also indicated that two checks to the Beef Commission were forged and deposited into a personal bank account. Result: A final order was signed on July 3, 2014 imposing a civil penalty of $3,056. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on November 8, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000. Evidence indicated that they spent an excessive amount of time on their work computer doing personal research as they studied for their Law School Admissions Test and other non-work-related activity. Violation: A former Department of Transportation employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to pursue personal interests and non-work-related activities. In addition, they used the FamLink program for non-work-related personal reasons. Result: Final Order issued on September 8, 2006 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $200. Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500. Result: Settlement approved on June 13, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $750 with $250 suspended. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they sent an email to over 23,000 agency staff on their last day of employment promoting their outside business. Forfeited eight days of state paid vacation.||*Note that Case #97-27 and 98-02 are combined. Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $100 suspended. WebThe Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) supervises persons who have either been confined in a county jail, prison facility (for felony convictions of more than a year), and/or were sentenced to direct supervision in the community. Webimpact of the poor prison conditions. endstream endobj startxref Violation: A Secretary Senior may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Result: Settlement approved on June 10, 2005 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $5,000. Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: A former Job Training Counselor with the Employment Security Department violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the state fuel car to put fuel in their personal vehicle. During the days they were pursuing this personal business, they also requested and received paid overtime to accomplish their regular Lead duties. (see: 2007-053 and 2007-041). Violation: A Department of Transportation employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to support an outside business. Violation: The President for Diversity at Eastern Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Violation: A former Department of Revenue Deputy Director may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when she used an Administrative Assistant to perform personal tasks during working hours, sent numerous personal emails to various friends and associates using state computer and submitted voucher for improper travel expenses. Violation: A Employment Security Department employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they allowed household members to use a state provided computer for personal reasons. Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $30,000. Result: Settlement approved on April 9, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500. Result: Settlement approved on July 18,1997 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $3,003. sxpN. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. Evidence indicated that they were using their state Outlook email account to promote/support the outside private sale of makeup and coffee products. Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,500 suspended. Result: Settlement approved on March 10, 2006 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $525. Violation: A former Seattle College employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the agency purchasing card for nearly 2,000 personal transactions over a 2 1/2-year period. (2) If contraband or another violation is discovered in an offender's assigned area of responsibility, such as within the confines or contents of a cell, the contraband or other violation shall be constructively attributed (i.e., cell tagged) to all offenders assigned responsibility for that area. Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2001 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $2,500. Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $7,000. The Washington State Department of Corrections acknowledges that its facilities, offices and operations are on the ancestral lands and customary territories of Indigenous Evidence indicated that they removed misappropriated cash deposits over a one-month period. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Violation: A Juvenile Rehabilitation Community Counselor with the Department of Children, Youth, and Family, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state computer resources for personal benefit and gain. With changed behavior, there is an ability to reduce future victimization and make our communities safer places. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. Violation: Former Department of Health Chief Administrator violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal use and to conduct tax preparation business on behalf of H&R Block. Violation: An employee with the Seattle Maritime Academy may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the facility to store their personal boat and accessed the property to launch the boat. Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for both personal benefit and for their outside employment. Evidence indicated that they accessed confidential information and shared that information with someone outside the agency and accessed the internet for personal use. Violation: An IT Specialist with the Department of Health may have used state resources for private benefit and gain by continually arriving late for work and leaving prior to the end of their shift without submitting leave. Violation: A former Safety and Health Specialist 3 with the Department of Labor and Industries, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain and participated in activities incompatible with public duties. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 10, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500. 678. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. Result: A Final Order was issued on October 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000. 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