endstream endobj startxref Evidence indicated that they used a state vehicle for personal use, had subordinates drive to personal appointments, errands and on shopping trips. In addition, they used state resources in support of a non-profit organization. Violation: An employee of The Evergreen State College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they recommended the College hire their friend to fill a position they created, lived with and incurred a financial obligation with that friend when they borrowed a large sum of money. Violation: A Manager with Federal Funding for the Department of Social and Health Services Children's Administration may have violated the Act when they used state time and resources to conduct out of state peer reviews for a federal contractor and received compensation by the contractor in addition to their state salary. Violation: A Forms and Records Analyst with the Department of Ecology may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Violation: A Department of Fish and Wildlife employee agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to pay for parking on Capital Campus for approximately one-year. Result: Settlement approved on March 13, 2015 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,500 suspended. Violation: A Maintenance Superintendent with Washington State Department of Transportation, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by receiving a special privilege from another employee when that employee issued a Commercial Driver Training Employer Certification to their son. Violation: Former Local Government Liaison for the Division of Child Support at the Department of Social and Health Services, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by participating in a contract with an entity as a state employee and then leaving state employment to work under that same contract. Violation: A Custodial Supervisor at Wenatchee Valley College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to listen to music and watch videos for many hours during their workday. Violation: An employee with the Department of Natural Resources was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to purchase an item from Craigslist. Violation: A Former Regional Administrator for the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit, used their position as Regional Administrator for personal benefit and for the benefit of others, and removed documents which may have contained confidential information from the agency without the required authorization. Violation: A Washington State Lottery employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they purchased tickets to sports events and a concert from the Lottery's advertising contractor. Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $15,000 with $5,000 suspended. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000. The Washington State Department of Corrections acknowledges that its facilities, offices and operations are on the ancestral lands and customary Violation: A Corrections/Custody Officer 3 with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by failing to submit leave for time taken off work. A review of their computer revealed over 48 hours on internet activity over an eight-month period. Twitter; Facebook; Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they released unauthorized, confidential client information to a private investigative agency owned by a sibling. 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. Result: A Final Order of Default was issued on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500. Violation: Former Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state provided computer to send and receive personal emails of approximately 72 hours of time within a 13-day period. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they delayed complying with public records requests due to various factors. Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to disclose to their state agency employer their personal and financial interest in a private business to which they were directing clients on their agency's caseload; payments with state funds they authorized for which they and their private business benefited; purchases and car repairs that were made from state funds for which they and their private business benefited and use of the private business' UBI number to avoid paying sales taxes. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. Evidence collected showed an excessive amount of time on the internet for non-work related use. Violation: An employee with the Washington Military Department's Emergency Management Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for private gain. Violation: Registered Nurse at the Washington Correctional Center with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their state computer to browse the internet for personal benefit and gain, for storing hundreds of non-work-related images on their state computer and downloading copies of novels on their work computer. Violation: A University of Washington Medical Centers Information Systems employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they sent an email to office staff, placed an article in an agency bulletin and on the staff bulletin board regarding a proposed county ballot proposition. Violation: A former Central Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their private benefit or gain when they failed to submit leave when absent from work. Violation: The Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to assist in a political campaign. Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to influence the placement of their son within a state program. Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Note: 777 - Causing injury to another person by resisting orders, assisted movement, or physical efforts to restrain, 813 - Being in the community without authorization, or being in an unauthorized location in the community, 814 - While in work/training release, violating an imposed special condition, 879 - Operating or being in a motor vehicle without permission or in an unauthorized manner or location, 889 - Using facility phones, information technology resources/systems, or related equipment without authorization, 508 - Spitting or throwing objects, materials, or substances in the direction of another person(s), 557 - Refusing to participate in an available work, training, education, or other mandatory programming assignment, 563 - Making a false fire alarm or tampering with, damaging, blocking, or interfering with fire alarms, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, fire exits, or other firefighting equipment or devices, 610 - While in prison, receiving or possessing prescribed medication without authorization, 620 - Receiving or possessing contraband during participation in off-grounds or outer perimeter activity or work detail, 659 - Committing sexual harassment against another offender, as defined in department policy, 661 - Committing sexual harassment against a staff member, visitor, or community member, 663 - Using physical force, intimidation, or coercion against any person, 702 - Possessing, manufacturing, or introducing an unauthorized tool, 708 - Organizing or participating in an unauthorized group activity or meeting, 717 - Causing a threat of injury to another person by resisting orders, assisted movement, or physical efforts to restrain, 720 - Flooding a cell or other area of the facility, 724 - Refusing a cell or housing assignment, 734 - Participating or engaging in the activities of any unauthorized club, organization, gang, or security threat group; or wearing or possessing the symbols of an unauthorized club, organization, gang, or security threat group, 810 - Failing to seek/maintain employment or training or maintain oneself financially, or being terminated from a work, training, education, or other programming assignment for negative or substandard performance, 893 - Damaging, altering, or destroying any item that results in the concealment of contraband or demonstrates the ability to conceal contraband, 896 - Harassing, using abusive language, or engaging in other offensive behavior directed to or in the presence of another person(s) or group(s) based upon race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or status as a state registered domestic partner, disability, veteran's status, or genetic information, 899 - Failing to obtain prior written authorization from the sentencing court, contrary to RCW, 552 - Causing an innocent person to be penalized or proceeded against by providing false information, 554 - Damaging, altering, or destroying any item that is not the offender's personal property, the value of which is ten dollars or more, 710 - Acquiring an unauthorized tattoo/piercing/scar, tattooing/piercing/scarring another, or possessing tattoo/piercing/scarring paraphernalia, 718 - Using the mail, telephone, or electronic communications in violation of any law, court order, or previous written warning, direction, and/or documented disciplinary action, 726 - Telephoning, sending written or electronic communication, or otherwise initiating communication with a minor without the approval of that minor's parent or guardian, 606 - Possessing, introducing, or transferring any tobacco, tobacco products, matches, or tobacco paraphernalia, 657 - Being found guilty of four or more general violations arising out of separate incidents within a 90-day period, 658 - Failing to comply with any administrative or posthearing sanction imposed for committing any violation, 812 - Failing to report/turn in all earnings, 517 - Committing an act that would constitute a misdemeanor and that is not otherwise included in these rules, 551 - Providing false information to the hearing officer or in a disciplinary appeal, 555 - Stealing property, possessing stolen property, or possessing another offender's property, 559 - Gambling or possessing gambling paraphernalia, 656 - Giving, receiving, or offering any person a bribe or anything of value for an unauthorized favor or service, 662 - Soliciting goods or services for which the provider would expect payment, when the offender knows or should know that he/she lacks sufficient funds to cover the cost, 706 - Giving false information when proposing a release plan, 714 - Giving, selling, purchasing, borrowing, lending, trading, or accepting money or anything of value except through approved channels, the value of which is ten dollars or more, 725 - Telephoning or sending written or electronic communication to any offender in a correctional facility, directly or indirectly, without prior written approval of the superintendent/community corrections supervisor/designee, 728 - Possessing any sexually explicit material(s), as defined in WAC, 740 - Committing fraud or embezzlement, or obtaining goods, services, money, or anything of value under false pretense, 741 - Stealing food, the value of which is five dollars or more, 742 - Establishing a pattern of creating false emergencies by feigning illness or injury, 755 - Misusing or wasting issued supplies, goods, services, or property, the replacement value of which is ten dollars or more, 811 - Entering into an unauthorized contract, 861 - Performing or taking part in an unauthorized marriage, 890 - Failing to follow a medical directive and/or documented medical recommendations, resulting in injury. Result: Settlement approved on June 12, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $6,500 with $2,000 suspended. Violation: A former Administrative Assistant at the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources in support of their outside business. Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500. Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state vehicles for personal purposes including transporting a family member. Violation: A former Transportation Engineer used state resources for their private benefit and gain when they used a state ORCA card for their daily commute trips to and from work and for personal trips on their days off. Violation: A Department of Transportation employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to create personal documents relating to an ice-skating organization they were affiliated with, to draft personal financial reports, loan amortization documents, party announcements and freelance stories from a TV series. Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,000. Jay Inslee today named Cheryl Strange secretary of Washingtons Department of Corrections (DOC). Violation: A Department of Information Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send or receive 803 email messages over a 32-month period that were not related to their official duties. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 13, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $3,750 with $1,250 suspended. 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