Enforcements for Sentencing Guidelines Commission
| Case | Agency | Violation/Result | Penalty Amount | Laws RCW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-044 | Sentencing Guidelines Commission |
Violation: A Sentencing Guidelines Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to access Internet sites regarding personal issues such as genealogy, high school classmates, department stores, movies, television, trivia, hairstyles and pet supplies. In addition, with the knowledge of their supervisor, the state employee e-mailed their coworkers lists of trivia questions to answer on nearly a daily basis. Result: Settlement approved on April 9, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500. The Board also issued a Letter of Reprimand. |
$500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2002-043 | Sentencing Guidelines Commission |
Violation: A Sentencing Guidelines Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to record over 3,100 personal checking and savings transactions; log details of more than 400 purchases, financing and maintenance of their vehicle; composed personal advertisements listing work phone number and composed personal letters; sent jokes to coworkers via email and accessed Internet sites relating to baseball and hunting. Result: Settlement approved on February 13, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $250 and an additional $250 for investigative costs. |
$250 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2002-012 | Sentencing Guidelines Commission |
Violation: A Sentencing Guidelines Commission employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state SCAN system and computer for personal purposes and sent employees on personal errands. Result: Settlement approved on July 8, 2005 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended. |
$3,500 | RCW 42.52.160 |
