Enforcements for Central Washington University
| Case | Agency | Violation/Result | Penalty Amount | Laws RCW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-034 | Central Washington University |
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. |
$500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2021-025 | Central Washington University |
Violation: A Faculty Member with Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by requiring students to purchase a book they authored and influenced colleagues to also require the textbook in their classes. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 14, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $500 suspended. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.030, RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2019-046 | Central Washington University |
Violation: A former Secretary Supervisor with Central Washington University, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence indicated that they had been using their state computer to access various websites for online banking, bill paying and shopping for personal benefit. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 11, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $2,750. |
$2,750 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2019-008 | Central Washington University |
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. |
$2,500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2018-031 | Central Washington University |
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. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2015-040 | Central Washington University |
Violation: A Lecturer at Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when their campaign sent an email to some Central Washington staff and faculty and by using state resources for private benefit. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. |
$2,500 | RCW 42.52.160, RCW 42.52.180 | |
| 2014-014 | Central Washington University |
Violation: An employee of Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for their personal outside business. Evidence indicated that they would spend time at their place of business during times they were on duty as a police officer and used their state computer for their outside business. Result: Settlement approved on September 12, 2014 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,000 suspended. |
$3,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2012-058 | Central Washington University |
Violation: An employee with Central Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to support a political candidate for Superior Court Judge. Result: Settlement approved on March 8, 2013 for a civil penalty of $1,500 with $500 suspended. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2008-028 | Central Washington University |
Violation: Former Central Washington University employee was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they removed software from the college dumpster and sold the software on eBay. Result: Final order approved on August 25, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $15,600 and investigative costs in the amount of $804.58. |
$15,600 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2002-009 | Central Washington University |
Violation: A Central Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to draft a letter to members of Congress regarding their campaign and loan forgiveness, sent over 2,200 emails regarding loan forgiveness and initiated a lobbying campaign to enact federal legislation to forgive student loans for TRIO employees. Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $1,500 with $1,000 suspended. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.160 |
