Results of Enforcement

Violation: Former Medical Assistance Specialist 4 violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they did not complete work for 280 hours of a possible 289 working hours during a two-month period.

Result: A Final Order was entered on June 6, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $4,000.

Violation: A Former Corrections Officer 2 with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state email to send several personal emails, including an inappropriate email to the Department of Corrections statewide Outlook email distribution list, reaching over 1,000 people and browsed the internet visiting YouTube, ESPN, shopping and streaming websites.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 9, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000.

Violation: Corrections Specialist 4 with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking home a state vehicle on several occasions without permission.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 14, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A Classification Counselor 2 with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used their DOC TEAMS account to conduct personal communications with a fellow DOC employee and sent and received over 700 personal emails using their state computer in a nine-month period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 9, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: Social Service Specialist 5 with the Department of Children, Youth & Families, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and providing special privileges for themselves and another. Evidence indicated that they parked their personal vehicle in a DCYF Seattle parking garage to attend a Mariner’s baseball game and gave their DCYF issued keycard for building access to their daughter and allowed their daughter and a friend to stay in the building while they waited for a concert later in the evening.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 14, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Sergeant with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used four different computers and had dozens of personal Google searches as well as frequent and ongoing web visits including shopping, news, sportsman and travel sites.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 9, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $4,500.

Violation: Head Baseball Coach with Lower Columbia College, agreed that they may have violated several sections of the Ethics in Public Service Act. Evidence indicated that they had an outside business running baseball camps on one of the college’s sports fields and rented the field to their outside business at a lower rate than others were charged and used state resources for both their outside business and personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 10, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended.

Violation: A WorkSource Specialist 4 with the Employment Security Department was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated they had ongoing personal web browsing to include shopping, social media boards and magazines, thousands of personal Google searches and YouTube visits and downloaded several large personal files onto their work computer.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 9, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $4,750.

Violation: Former Corrections Officer 2 with the Department of Corrections used state resources to access the Jail Booking and Reporting System and looking up individuals not related to his official duties for DOC.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 14, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $3,500.

Violation: Corrections Officer 2 with the Department of Corrections used state resources to browse the internet visiting numerous news, shopping, real estate, YouTube and entertainment websites.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 14, 2025, imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: A former Social Service Specialist 5 with the Department of Social and Health Services, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their state email account for personal use, to include communication with their spouse, insurance company and to make personal purchases. Evidence also indicated that they made several unnecessary referrals which resulted in a cost to the state.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered into on November 8, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $750.

Violation: A Management Analyst 4 with the Department of Licensing, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for non-work-related activities. Evidence indicated they used their state email account to conduct business related to a homeowner’s association that they are a board member of.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered into on July 12, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former Commerce Specialist with the Department of Agriculture was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used state resources to continually contact and harass a fellow state employee over Teams.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: A former employee with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated they used their state email address to send and receive personal email.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered into on July 12, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $750.

Violation: An Advisor/Recruiter with Central Washington University, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they stored several documents related to their outside business, as well as personal 4-H activities on their state computer.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 17, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $200 suspended.

Violation: A Corrections and Custody Officer 2 with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used state resources for non-work-related activities, specifically by using the internet and their DOC Teams account for personal use.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A Correctional Industries Supervisor 2 with the Department of Corrections agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they visited sports websites, YouTube and social media websites.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Communication/Theater/Film Instructor with Pierce College was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence showed that they used their Pierce College email account to send and receive emails with files attached containing bookmarks that were not work related. It was also found that they reformatted their Pierce College computer and re-installed an operating system without authorization to do so.

Result: A Final Order was issued on May 23, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: A Correctional Sergeant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including multiple visits to YouTube, Instagram and CNN over a 5-month period and stored several personal photographs on their state computer.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Corrections/Custody Officer with the Department of Corrections agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet, visiting sites including YouTube, sports and news websites, Netflix and online shopping.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Corrections Officer 2 with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they utilized their state email account to send over 1,300 emails to their spouse's personal email account.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A Corrections Officer 2 at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities incompatible with public duties and by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer for personal searches including YouTube visits, travel searches, Amazon shopping as well as personal Google searches and real estate websites.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 8, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An Economic Analyst 3 with the Employment Security Department, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer for personal web browsing, including accessing a foreign bank account.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 8, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including multiple visits to news sites, several Google searches and YouTube visits.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including YouTube, Yahoo and social media sites.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Sergeant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including hundreds of Goggle searches, YouTube and travel sites on two different state computers.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including several hundred Goggle searches, YouTube, Craigslist, ESPN and other news site visits.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,500 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including several hundred Goggle searches, thousands of YouTube visits and a several hundred Zillow visits over a two-year period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they had several Google searches and YouTube visits over a six-month period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Unit Supervisor at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes including shopping sites, social media and online college, conducted an extensive amount of personal Google searches and browsed YouTube

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023 ,imposing a civil penalty of $5,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Lieutenant at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $100 suspended.

Violation: A Dental Assistant 2 at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer for personal Google searches and to stream YouTube.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 8, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended.

Violation: A former Associate Professor with the University of Washington was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and to support and promote the interests of and/or solicit for an outside organization. Evidence indicated that they sent an email to a listserv which promoted the interests of, supported, and solicited on behalf of an organization of striking California academic workers. Additionally, evidence showed a large volume of emails received at their UW email relating to news, health information gathering, travel, among others, to include political and personal topics.

Result: Following a Motion for Summary Judgment hearing on October 11, 2024, the Board imposed a civil penalty of $750.

Violation: A Small Business & Community Support Managing Director at the Department of Commerce, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities incompatible with public duties and by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they were on the Board of Directors of the Association of Women and Minority Businesses, which could result in a conflict of interest with their position at the Department of Commerce. Additionally, documents and emails related to the association were located on their state computer.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $100 suspended.

Violation: A former Therapy Supervisor at Western State Hospital with the Department of Social and Health Services, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by providing a special privilege and by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state issued computer to store documents used for non-work related purposes.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $500.

Violation: A Brand Inspector 2 with the Department of Agriculture, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they connected multiple personal devices to their agency hotspot, used their agency issued IPad to stream movies and used a state issued cell phone for personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 12, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: A former Administrative Assistant 3 at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated they had approximately 1,491 hours of paid time that was unaccounted for and used their state computer to search the internet, browse Facebook and to conduct searches on Google.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,500.

Violation: A Correctional Unit Supervisor with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state issue cell phone to store personal photographs, to send and receive personal text messages and used their state issued computer to browse the internet.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 12, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Captain at the Washington State Penitentiary with the Department of Corrections, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated they used their state computer to search the internet and to access personal social media accounts.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 12, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $150 suspended.

Violation: Former Chief of Information for the Department of Commerce, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by contracting out information services with a company that they were part owner of and did not disclose the relationship to the Department of Commerce.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 17 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $30,000.

Violation: Social Services Specialist 3 with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities that were incompatible with official duties and using state resources for personal benefit or gain.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered into on March 10, 2023 imposing a civil penalty of $350.

Violation: A former Security Guard 2 with the Department of Social and Health Services, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and accessing confidential information for non-work-related purposes.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 13, 2023, imposing a civil penalty in the amount of $3,500.

Violation: A former IT Application Developer with the Employment Security Department, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for non-work-related purposes. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer for court appearances during work hours, to access the internet for personal use, including shopping and stored of hundreds of photographs and court documents on their state computer.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 12, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $5,000.

Violation: A Health Services Consultant 2 at the Department of Health, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used a state computer to store personal documents and photographs, used their state email for private benefit and browsed the internet for personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 13, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $3,750 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: A Data Support Unit Manager with the Department of Health, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by requiring all staff to participate in team meetings where they played games using unauthorized software.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 9, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $250.

Violation: A former Social and Health Program Consultant 4 at the Department of Social and Health Services, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state email for personal use and state time to apply for hundreds of jobs, both within and outside of the state, and included an attachment to an application that included confidential information.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 9, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $3,250.

Violation: Executive Director and Secretary for the Utilities and Transportation Commission, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by authorizing an all staff email containing links to donate to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Result: an agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A former Corrections and Custody Officer with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and accessing confidential information for non-work related purposes. Evidence indicated that they sent over 30 emails containing well over 500 attachments to their personal email address, many of which contained private information.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $6,500.

Violation: A former IT Application Developer for the Department of Labor and Industries, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to email information about a strike for Walkout Wednesday regarding the Governor’s vaccine mandate.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $750.

Violation: Former Cashier at Seattle Central College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they removed misappropriated cash deposits over a one-month period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 14, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500.

Violation: Policy Analyst with the Human Rights Commission, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they connected two external hard drives containing personal data to their assigned work computer which resulted in personal information being downloaded to agency servers including documents related to an outside business.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 14, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Correctional Sergeant at the Monroe Correctional Complex with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit. 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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: A former Quality Control Specialst, with the Department of Social and Health Services, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state computer resources for their personal benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they were using their state computer to support their outside real estate business.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: Professor with the School of Educational Studies at the University of Washington, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by including a link to a book they authored in their official University of Washington signature block.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 13, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: Former Case Manager with the Department of Social and Health Services agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities that were incompatible with official duties, provided a special privilege to a client and used state resources to promote a candidate and for personal benefit and gain.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 8, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000.

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. Evidence indicated that they accessed confidential information and shared that information with someone outside the agency and accessed the internet for personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 12,2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $750 suspended.

Violation: A tenured Faculty Member in the Drama Department at Bellevue College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by engaging in the improper hiring and oversight of family members.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 10, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A Program Administrator 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 or gain in support of their private outside business. Evidence indicated that they were using their state Outlook email account to promote/support the outside private sale of makeup and coffee products.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 10, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: a Classification Counselor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and accessing confidential information for non-work related purposes. Evidence indicated that the counselor accessed two different databases to look up information on non-offenders.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: Maintenance Technician with the Washington State Department of Transportation may have violated RCW 42.52, the Ethics in Public Service Act, by being present at a rally in Shelton while in on-call status in the Olympia region and attached a Blue Lives Matter flag to his state vehicle.

Result: A Final Order was issued on March 21, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $1,750.

Violation: A Psychology Associate with the Department of Corrections, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for her private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that over a 12-month period they used their state computer for personal use to include 1,524 pages of personal email communications.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An Edmonds Community College faculty member used state resources to promote and support their outside business. Evidence indicated that state time and computer resources were used to support an outside business to include voicemail, and a state email account to send both business and personal emails.

Result: A Motion for Summary Judgment was held on December 10, 2021 and a Final Order was issued imposing a civil penalty of $5,500.

Violation: Administrative Assistant 4 with the Department of Social and Health Services used state resources for private benefit and for use in support of their outside business. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer to stream videos, pay bills and to store over 6,000 personal pictures.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: Trooper with the Washington State Patrol, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to participate in a political advertisement in opposition to Washington State Initiative I-976.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A Secretary Senior may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they spent 128.2 hours on non-work-related internet browsing over a four-month period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Former Administrative Assistant 3 violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by misreporting time and using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence found that approximately 1,300 non-work related emails were stored on a state computer.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500.

Violation: A former Administrative Manager with the Washington State University School of Music, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they took approximately 192 hours off without submitting leave and allowed a subordinate to do the same.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 11, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $3,250.

Violation: Faculty member with the College of Built Environment’s Department of Construction Management at the University of Washington, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they worked full-time for a private engineering company and received payment for travel expenses they were not entitled to receive.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: A Supervisor at University of Washington Medicine Contact Center, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain by receiving pay for time not worked. Evidence indicated that they were paid for at least 78.5 hours of work not performed.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 11, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: The former President of the Washington State Patrol Trooper Association, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for a political campaign when he asked two troopers to participate in a political advertisement in opposition to Washington State Initiative I-976.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: President of Edmonds College used his position to obtain a special privilege by requesting the ability to park their private vehicle anywhere on campus without being issued a citation for parking illegally.

Result: A Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Final Order was issued on July 27, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $150 with $150 suspended.

Violation: A former Attendant Counselor 1 submitted 24 hours of jury duty leave and did not attend jury duty.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A Clinical Placement Coordinator at Clover Park Technical College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain in supporting her outside business. Evidence indicated that they accessed the internet and accessed folders/files stored on their work computer related to their outside business on at least 58 occasions over a 10-day period.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on January 8, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,750 with $500 suspended.

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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: A Social and Health Program Consultant 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 by receiving pay for time not worked. Evidence indicated that they were routinely late for work and failed to submit leave for full days off.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000 with $500 suspended.

Violation: The former Executive Director of Corporate & Continuing Education at Lower Columbia College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they used college grant funds to purchase gift cards and then later accompanied their son to the bookstore where they used the gift cards to purchase books for the fall quarter. In addition, they failed to submit leave for time taken off work and used the college credit card for personal purchases.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500.

Violation: Sergeant with the Washington State Patrol, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to participate in a political advertisement in opposition to Washington State Initiative I-976.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on November 13, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: Former IT Specialist 4 with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they misappropriated over $65,000 in funds when they used state credit cards to buy fuel for their personal vehicles over several years.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500.

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. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to send and receive emails related to their outside business and stored business documents on the state server.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: Director of High School Initiatives at Bellevue College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to teach extra classes during the same time they were being paid to perform their administrative duties. Evidence also indicated that they used their state computer for course work in support of their personal education.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 11, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,750 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A Corrections & Custody Officer 2 at the Monroe Correctional Complex, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to access various websites for real estate, shopping and animals for personal benefit.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: An Executive Assistant with the Criminal Justice Training Center violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took time off without submitting leave and used state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence showed that they browsed the internet for shopping, bill paying and personal email and stored personal documents on their state computer.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000.

Violation: A Program Coordinator for Colleges of the Sciences at Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to access Facebook in regard to their personal baking business and for other personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was signed on January 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Social Service Specialist 3, Child Protective Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and used their personal email to transmit confidential information.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on November 8, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000 with $500 suspended.

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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A Professor at Eastern Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to promote their CD.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A former Office Manager used the state credit card to charge personal expenses and created fraudulent monthly credit card statements to conceal the activity. Evidence also indicated that two checks to the Beef Commission were forged and deposited into a personal bank account.

Result: A Final Order of Default was issued on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500.

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: A Stipulated agreement was entered on May 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources in support of their outside business.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $325.

Violation: A Regional Supervisor with the Department of Labor and Industries may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to park their personal vehicle while on a two-week vacation.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on January 11, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $300.

Violation: A former employee of the Department of Agriculture may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to receive a special privilege and conducted activities incompatible with their official duties by using WSDA employees to complete inappropriate brand inspections on their personal livestock and by purchasing cattle from a person they regulate.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty $1,500.

Violation: A Department of Labor and Industries employee agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by participating in outside employment with a business that they had regulatory and compliance responsibilities over.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on January 11, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A former WorkFirst Program Specialist at the Yakima Community Service Office with the Department of Social and Health Services violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they approved Additional Requirements of Emergent Need payments to clients who did not meet the requirements. In addition, they used their work email address as their personal email address. Evidence also showed that attachments to personal emails included court and immigration documents which contained confidential information for non-state employees.

Result: A Final Order was entered on October 2, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000.

Violation: A Western Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to secure special privileges for another employee by not complying with standard recruitment practices.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on September 14, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $250.

Violation: A former Western State Hospital employee may have violated the Act when they used state resources for their private benefit and gain when they frequently accessed Facebook during the workday using their state computer.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A Western Washington University employee misreported time worked, worked from home without authorization and used state resources for personal benefit, including outside business activities.

Result: A Final Order was issued on October 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000.

Violation: A former Office Assistant at the Olympic Corrections Center with the Department of Corrections violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips.

Result: A final order of Default was entered on September 13, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain and by disclosing confidential information to a person not authorized to receive it.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on May 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended.

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.

Result: A Stipulation was entered on May 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former employee of the Washington Military Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for private benefit and gain and secured special privileges by using their state credit card to make unauthorized charges.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on November 9, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

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.

Result: The Board approved a Stipulated agreement on March 8, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: A faculty member at Grays Harbor College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they required students to purchase a book that they co-authored with another Grays Harbor College faculty member.

Result: A Final Order was issued by the Board on April 17, 2019 imposing a civil penalty in the amount of $1,500.

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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on May 11, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips, used state resources for their personal benefit and gain and loaned money and gave gifts to some of their subordinates.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on November 9, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,800 suspended.

Violation: A former employee with the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to promote their private outside business.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500.

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.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 12, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $1,750.

Violation: Former faculty member with the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Microbiology Primate Center, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act related to inappropriate use of state resources, conflicts of interest and special privileges. Evidence indicated that they had their staff perform personal errands and schedule personal appointments for them, used their state computer and cell phone extensively for their personal use, including pornography and had a personal relationship with a subordinate.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on May 14, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $25,000.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services Social Service Specialist may have conducted activities incompatible with their official duties in regard to a DSHS client, that they provided a special privilege to that client and that they used state resources for the private benefit of themselves and another.

Result: An agreed Settlement was signed on November 17, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $8,000.

Violation: A former Community Colleges of Spokane supervisor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the College purchase card to make purchases that were personal in nature. Evidence indicated that questionable purchases exceeded $9,000.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated several sections of the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state computer resources for their private benefit and gain. Evidence showed nearly 94 hours of personal interest internet browsing over a ten-week period as well as extensive personal email use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on May 11, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A Department of Corrections supervisor took time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips and allowed a subordinate to take time off without requiring them to submit leave for their time off. Evidence indicates they received pay for at least 282 hours of time that they were not at work and did not submit the proper leave slips over a 5-month period.

Result: A settlement was approved on September 8, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $6,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: Former Dean and Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Washington School of Dentistry may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their private benefit and gain by using state resources for their outside business. Evidence also indicated that they had a private interest in vendors and potential vendors used by the School of Dentistry.

Result: An agreed settlement was entered on November 17, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $6,000 with $2,000 suspended.

Violation: A WSDOT Bridge Design Engineer agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their private benefit and gain in support of their outside employment as an adjunct faculty member of St. Martin's University.

Result: Settlement was approved on September 8, 2017, imposing a civil penalty of $4,500 with $2,500 suspended.

Violation: A Bridge Engineer with the Department of Transportation agreed that they may have used state resources to support two outside business activities.

Result: An agreed stipulation was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A PREA Compliance Manager may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain when they used a state vehicle for personal use on two separate occasions.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on September 8, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An Occupational Nurse Consultant agree that they may have used state resources for their private benefit and gain in support of their outside business and a charitable organization they founded.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $4,500 with $2,000 suspended.

Violation: A former Parks employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to secure a special privilege when they purchased state equipment for their outside business.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000.

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.

Result: A Final Order was issued on August 28, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $50,712 with $45,641 suspended.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee used state resources and their position to obtain travel expenses from one of the residential treatment providers to visit several of their treatment facilities after they were advised by management that they could not visit as a DSHS representative.

Result: A settlement was reached on September 8, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,750 suspended.

Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking personal time away from work without submitting the proper leave requests. Evidence shows that they received pay for at least 308 hours of time that they were not at work and did not submit the proper leave slips during a 5-month period.

Result: Settlement approved on September 8, 2017 with a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Management Analyst with the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises may have violated the Act when they used state resources for their personal benefit and gain. This is their second ethics violation within 5 years.

Result: A settlement agreement was imposed on November 18, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 and reinstating the $1,000 suspended portion in his previous case.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they had an inappropriate relationship with a client on their assigned caseload.

Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved by on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $5,000

Violation: A former nursing assistant at Yakima Valley School shared protected health information of two residents when they posted pictures of them on Snapchat.

Result: A Final order of Default was entered on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: A former Application Developer with the Department of Social and Health Services violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for extensive internet browsing, including viewing pornography, used their state computer for extensive personal file storage, including pornography, and for using their state computer for the personal gain or special privilege of another.

Result: A Final Order was issued on March 13, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $14,000.

Violation: A Habilitation Plan Administrator 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.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: The President of Bellevue College agree that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they engaged in activities incompatible with public duties and received a special privilege when their spouse acted as an agent and received a sales commission in a real estate transaction involving one of their direct reports.

Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500.

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.

Result: A stipulated agreement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,200.

Violation: A Western Washington University employee agreed that they may have violated several sections of the Ethics in Public Service Act when they extensively used state resources for an outside nonprofit, outside-compensated employment and their own personal benefit and gain.

Result: Settlement approved on May 13, 2016 imposing a penalty of $6,000 with $3,000 suspended.

Violation: A Department of Enterprise Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they continued to use carpool parking privileges for two years after their carpool ended.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended.

Violation: An employee with the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to browse the internet for non-work-related purposes. Evidence indicated that they used the internet for personal reasons at least 38 days over a 4-month period. In addition, they used the FamLink program for non-work-related personal reasons.

Result: An Order of Default was entered on September 8, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A former Corrections Specialist with the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took personal time away from work without submitting the proper leave slips. Evidence indicated that they were paid for 5 days in which they did not work.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A faculty member at The Evergreen State College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they promoted a fundraising event for a Seattle City Councilmember running for reelection during a commencement ceremony held at the College.

Result: A settlement was approved on November 18, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A Warehouse Operator Supervisor with the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted a gift from an agency contracted vendor. Evidence indicated that they accepted free tickets to a Mariner's game including space in a suite and free parking for the event.

Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former Program Manager with Grays Harbor College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state laptop computer for non-work-related internet searches and browsing.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: An employee at Coyote Ridge Correctional Center may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided a special privilege to inmates by allowing them to use their office phone to make personal calls. An investigation revealed that during a 5-month period the total number of calls made for offenders totaled 360.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: A former employee of the Health Care Authority may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence collected showed that they created and stored personal documents and sent and received emails of a personal nature.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $250.

Violation: A Chaplin for the Washington Corrections Center for Women may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to browse the internet for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that over the course of 26 days, approximately 800 minutes of internet browsing appeared to be non-work related.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: The Vice President of Information Resources at Bellevue College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by entering into a contract between Bellevue College and their brother for consulting services.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: A Regional Director with the Department of Ecology may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they provided a special privilege and created a conflict of interest by participating in the hiring process that ultimately resulted in the hiring of two of their friends.

Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former IT Specialist with Western Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence showed that they used their state computer for personal use on approximately 54% of workdays covered in the investigation.

Result: An agreed stipulation was approved on November 18, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: A Community Corrections Officer with the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their personal benefit by visiting non-work-related websites including sites in which they would be compensated for providing product feedback.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on November 18, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Biology Professor with Wenatchee Valley College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit and gain in support of their homeschooling business.

Result: Settlement approved on July 8, 2016 imposing a penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee of Pierce College violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to browse the internet for 875 minutes over 28 days and used their email and instant messaging system for personal use.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 18, 2016 imposing a penalty of $2,000.

Violation: A Washington State University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit in regard to their personal business.

Result: Settlement approved on March 18, 2016 for a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A former employee of the Department of Natural Resources may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit when they used their state issued cell phone and computer to exchange an extensive amount of text messages and emails with a coworker.

Result: Settlement approved on March 13, 2015 for a civil penalty of $1,750.

Violation: A former Department of Corrections employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources (agency time, computer and email) during work hours to work on their college coursework and to manage their vacation rental property.

Result: A final order was entered on April 29th, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: The former Director of Operations with the Department of Transportation may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act in their efforts to influence the outcome of an internal investigation involving their son.

Result: Settlement approved on May 13, 2016 for a civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: An employee of Tacoma Community College may have violated they Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and their outside business.

Result: Settlement approved on September 11, 2015 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

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 July 17, 2015 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: Chief Administration and Human Resource Officer with Community Colleges of Spokane may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by hiring their son for a part-time hourly job within the Human Resources Department.

Result: An agreed stipulation was entered on July 17, 2015 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: An employee with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Western State Hospital may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips. They received pay for approximately 73.85 hours of time that they were not at work.

Result: Settlement approved on May 13, 2016 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended.

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 for two outside organizations.

Result: Settlement approved on March 13, 2015 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 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

Result: Settlement approved on January 15, 2016 for a civil penalty of $5,500 with $2,250 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Transportation may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used the states' computer system to promote their book, including adding a graphic and a direct link to a shopping website where people could purchase the book, in their official WSDOT signature block.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they transported their spouse, a non-state employee, to work in their assigned state vehicle.

Result: Settlement approved on November 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: An employee of the Washington State Historical Society may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used a state purchased iPad and Samsung cell phone as their personal devices. In addition, they used state resources in support of a non-profit organization.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Early Learning may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used a state vehicle for their personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they checked out a state vehicle for a conference and was unable to account for 482 miles traveled.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state internet access for their personal benefit. Evidence indicated that over a 4-month period they used the internet for personal use over 1,000 minutes per month.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their personal outside business as a sports official.

Result: Settlement approved on November 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their outside business. Records indicated that although they received a few emails prior to 2010 supporting their outside business, there was no evidence of recent use.

Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2014 for a Letter of Instruction, including completing the online Ethics Challenge.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to purchase plane tickets and sent over 60 emails to friends and family in a one-year period.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A former Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct and promote their outside business.

Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,750.

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.

Result: Settlement approved on September 11, 2015 for a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: An employee of Washington State Ferries may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct internal union business.

Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 of a Letter of Instruction.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit when they submitted false mileage reimbursement claims and when they took time off from work without submitting the proper leave requests.

Result: Settlement approved on July 11, 2014 for a civil penalty of $1,500 and an additional $1,170 in restitution to the Department of Social and Health Services.

Violation: An employee of The Evergreen State College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer and email system to support their outside business.

Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain. Evidence indicated that they accepted honoraria from pharmaceutical companies to promote their products and used their influence to promote their products to the state.

Result: Settlement approved on May 9, 2014 for a civil penalty of $10,000 with $2,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Employment Security may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer to correspond with a builder, contractor and insurance agency while having a home built.

Result: Settlement approved on January10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Corrections may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. 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.

Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former employee of Bates Technical College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they hired their spouse to teach classes at Bates and, in turn, their spouse hired them to teach classes at Pierce College.

Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $1,750.

Violation: An employee of the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal interests.

Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,750 suspended.

Violation: A former employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to further their outside interpreting services. They also stored over 800 non-work-related audio files, 28 video files and 1,964 non-work-related photos on their state computer.

Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they sold Scentsy Candle products to clients under their control and used their position to sign and approve payments for these candles, personally benefitting from these sales.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 11, 2014 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: An employee with Clark College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to promote their outside employment of proctoring tests at the college.

Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee with Clark College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to promote their outside employment of proctoring tests at the college.

Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee of Clark College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct an outside business. They also used the state's computer system to send/receive email regarding their employment with the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies for proctoring their tests and provided them a special privilege by allowing them to use the college's assessment center without paying a fee.

Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: A former employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct an outside business. Records indicated that they used the agency's computer to send and receive email regarding his outside consulting business and his outside employment with Dale Carnegie Training.

Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,000.

Violation: An employee with the Department of Corrections was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send an email from work to members of the Spokane City Council and the West Central Neighborhood Council in support of local business owners.

Result: Settlement approved on January 11, 2013 for a civil penalty of $100 and a Letter of Instruction.

Violation: A Multimedia Production Technician with the University of Washington may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used agency multimedia equipment to produce a private film that they entered into a film competition.

Result: Settlement approved on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: The Lieutenant Governor may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources and staff to support a non-profit organization that they established and for which they were the acting president during all relevant time periods.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $15,000 with $5,000 suspended.

Violation: A former employee of South Puget Sound Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they allowed a select group of students the use of the welding shop after hours and allowed a tech to make copper roses, for their personal benefit, during class time and while getting paid as a lab tech.

Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: An employee with Tacoma Community College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their state computer to conduct personal business in regard to Pampered Chef and ItWorks.

Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee with the Washington State Military Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their personal benefit.

Result: A Final Order and Judgment was entered on July 16, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000.

Violation: A former 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 personal gain.

Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $500, of which the full amount was waived due to a significant health issue.

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 personal gain.

Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended.

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 personal gain.

Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A professor with Washington State University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal gain in support of two outside business ventures.

Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee with the University of Washington may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the agency's computer to access non-work-related sites on a recurring basis that was more than de minimis in nature. They spent at least 28 hours visiting sites on their state computer that were not job-related and was paid overtime on the days where they were using the state computer for non-work-related matters.

Result: Settlement approved on November 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $5,000 with $2,500 suspended and an additional $1,323 in restitution to the University.

Violation: An employee with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took property belonging to a state park for personal use and used a state car for personal benefit.

Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $450.

Violation: An employee with the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for private gain by using the state's underground parking garage to store personal vehicles.

Result: Settlement approved on January 11, 2013 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $2,000 suspended.

Violation: A former Washington State University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by conducting activities incompatible with their public duties and post-state employment.

Result: A final order was entered on April 1, 2014 for a civil penalty in the amount of $4,000.

Violation: An employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their SCAN card to make over 100 personal phone calls.

Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2012 for a civil penalty of $250.

Violation: An employee with the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal use.

Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee for the Employment Security Department may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain.

Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $1,200.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct a personal real estate business and visited other non-work-related websites.

Result: Settlement approved on July 13, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Transportation may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used the tire service station to service tires on their personal vehicle.

Result: Settlement approved on March 16, 2012 issuing a Letter of Instruction in lieu of a monetary fine.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Labor and Industries may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources on 1,580 hits on non-work-related websites over an 8-month period and stored nearly 400 non-work-related emails on their computer over a 6-month period.

Result: Settlement approved on March 16, 2012 for a civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: A Support Enforcement Officer for the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain and to conduct a personal business.

Result: Settlement approved on September 14, 2012 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state issued computer to visit sites on the internet which were directly related to their outside employment as an art instructor.

Result: Settlement approved on May 11, 2012 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain.

Result: Settlement approved on January 13, 2012 for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: The Executive Director of The Evergreen State College, Tacoma Campus may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state their state computer for personal benefit and used their state issued cell phone to make personal phone calls.

Result: Settlement approved on May 11, 2012 for a civil penalty of $4,000 with $1,500 suspended.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to lobby.

Result: Settlement approved on November 18, 2011 issuing a Letter of Instruction in lieu of a monetary fine.

Violation: An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to further an outside business.

Result: Settlement approved on November 18, 2011for a civil penalty of $250.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to access non-work-related websites and pursue outside business transactions.

Result: Settlement approved on November 18, 2011 for a Civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A Spokane Falls Community College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they did not work all of their contract hours, filed false hourly time sheets and used their state computer for personal benefit.

Result: Settlement approved on September 9, 2011for a Civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: An Employment Security Department employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send an email to veterans in Southwest Washington to promote a campaign event for US Senator Patty Murray.

Result: Settlement approved on March 11, 2011for a Civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended.

Violation: A former employee with the Department of Natural Resources may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal gain. Evidence indicated that they had an outside relationship with a vendor that they approved purchases from at higher prices and allowed the vendor onto state property to provide service to DNR employee personal vehicles, providing them a special privilege.

Result: Settlement approved on March 14, 2014 for a civil penalty of $5,000 with $1,000 suspended.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Service, Developmental Disability Division employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they worked simultaneously for a private non-profit organization during their scheduled state work hours.

Result: Settlement approved on March 11, 2011for a Civil penalty of $10,000.

Violation: A Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit.

Result: Settlement approved on May 13, 2011 for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: An Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources (agency time, computer and email) during work hours to conduct unauthorized and non-agency related activities.

Result: On June 15, 2014, an enforcement hearing order imposed a civil penalty of $9,884. Following an appeal in Thurston County Superior Court the penalty was reduced to $5,000.

Violation: An Administrative Manager at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used three separate state computers for personal gain including using the computers to run their private transcription business and participating in an online auction for a 2-hour period.

Result: Settlement approved on September 17, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $10,000 with $2,000 suspended..

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee at Western State Hospital may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal business gain by sending and receiving non-work-related emails, visiting non-work-related websites, and using state resources for their outside real estate business.

Result: Settlement approved on March 11, 2011 for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

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.

Result: Settelment approved on September 17, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $500.

Violation: A former Evergreen State College employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they misappropriated public funds, entered into contracts on behalf of TESC with a company owned by their family members, received financial gain from their position with the college and used state resources to benefit themself and their family members.

Result: Hearing held on March 11, 2011 and a Final Order entered for a Civil penalty of $109,678.98 and restitution in the amount of $9,900.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service act when they sent an email to coworkers in which they encouraged them to contact their state representatives to voice their objection to a proposed bill that would raise vehicle license fees.

Result: Settlement approved on July 9, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A Pierce College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal benefit.

Result: Settlement approved on November 13, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $6,500 with $1,500 suspended.

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 gain.

Result: Settlement approved on November 18, 2011for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: A manager of the Community Colleges of Spokane Employee Compensation and Accounts Payable Division may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they stored personal documents relating to outside business ventures on their state computer and used their state computer to send and receive non-work-related emails.

Result: A settlement was agreed to on May 14, 2010 for a civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A former Department of Fish and Wildlife employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to give assurances to wind energy production companies if these companies would donate monies to a non-profit organization that they founded and led. In addition, their role as the President of the non-profit organization conflicted with their public duties and they were using their state computer inappropriately.

Result: Settlement approved on October 12, 2010, for a Civil penalty of $15,000.

Violation: A former Seattle Central Community College, Seattle Maritime Academy employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to benefit an outside business.

Result: Settlement approved on March 12, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $250.

Violation: A Washington State Department of Corrections employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they took leave without submitting leave slips.

Result: Settlement approved on September 11, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A former Human Rights Commissioner was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state issued credit cards for personal use, rented vehicles on the agency account for personal use and remained in travel status for personal reasons.

Result: A Final Order and Judgment was approved on July 9, 2010 for a Civil penalty of $7,500.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they attempted to be appointed the guardian for a DSHS client on their caseload or former caseload, inappropriately shared information with another person regarding a previous case and used DSHS letterhead and fax machine for personal use.

Result: Final Order issued on April 9, 2012 for a Civil penalty of $12,500.

Violation: Washington State University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal use, including personal email and use of internet to perform personal banking, bill paying, personal purchases and web surfing.

Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $750.

Violation: Former Washington State Department of Ecology employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted a job with a private contractor.

Result: Settlement approved on September 11, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $250.

Violation: University of Washington employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used a state computer for personal interests.

Result: Settlement approved on January 9, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended.

Violation: Olympic College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they made personal phone calls from a state-issued cell phone that resulted in excess charges totaling more than $2,000.

Result: Settlement approved on June 13, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $1,000 and investigative costs in the amount of $200.

Violation: Office of the Attorney General employees violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used documents for teaching a class that were copied from internal litigation files maintained at the Attorney General's Office regarding a 1992 Superior Court case. (see: 2007-053 and 2007-041)

Result: Settlement approved on February 13, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $250 for each respondent.

Violation: Office of the Attorney General employees violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used documents for teaching a class that were copied from internal litigation files maintained at the Attorney General's Office regarding a 1992 Superior Court case. (see: 2007-053 and 2007-041)

Result: Settlement approved on February 13, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $250 for each respondent.

Violation: The Director of the Department of Speech and Hearing at Washington State University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their work computer to access and view non-work-related material.

Result: Settlement approved on February 13, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $750 with $250 suspended.

Violation: The Dean of the University of Washington School of Law may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct outside employment.

Result: Settlement approved on June 13, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $750 with $250 suspended.

Violation: A former Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using their agency laptop to send and receive personal email, to store 900 personal pictures and 800 music files and to visit non-work-related Internet sites, including adult-oriented sites.

Result: Settlement approved on June 12, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $6,500 with $2,000 suspended.

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.

Result: An Order imposing Fine was issued on May 12, 2010 for a civil penalty of $250.

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.

Result: Settlement approved on October 13, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $1,000.

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.

Result: Final Order and Judgment issued on March 9, 2007 for a Civil penalty of $1,150.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources, including the state computer, Internet, time and email for non-work-related purposes.

Result: Settlement approved on September 8, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $750.

Violation: A former Spokane Community College employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to send an email to all Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College faculty regarding several bills that were before the State Legislature.

Result: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Final Order issued on March 9, 2007 for a Civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A former Clark College employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to support their personal business and for a business owned by their significant other.

Result: Order and Judgment approved on February 9, 2007 for a Civil penalty of $1,000.

Violation: A Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals employee violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal interest and non-work-related activities.

Result: Order and Judgment approved on July 13, 2006 for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

Violation: Former State Fire Marshall may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they directed staff to purchase sprinkler system components at a discount for their personal residence, to participate in the installation of a sprinkler system at their personal residence and participated in contracting and regulatory decisions related to their significant other's employment.

Result: Settlement approved on October 8, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $2,000.

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.

Result: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Final Order approved on February 9, 2007 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $6,630.

Violation: A University of Washington Director of Football Operations may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted free transportation for themself and their family members to attend various state and private functions.

Result: Settlement approved on September 10, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $5,000. The amount includes $1,500 for investigative costs.

Violation: A Department of Social and Health Services employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state provided computer and internet service to access websites related to their condominium, domestic pet and medical sites, Safeco, Mariners, Ticketmaster, music, and department store sites. They also used instant message services to communicate with family members.

Result: Settlement approved on September 10, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500.

Violation: The University of Washington Head Football Coach may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they accepted free transportation for their spouse and two minor children to attend a college football game.

Result: Settlement approved on June 11, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $2,500 that includes $1,500 for investigative costs and will compensate the appropriate party the travel costs of $5,273.90.