Voted to approve two variance applications knowing that it was likely he would perform demolition and excavation work if the variances were approved The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which Thomas Snell, a member of the West Bridgewater Zoning Board of Appeals, admitted to violating the state’s conflict of interest laws, […]
Displayed his Sheriff’s ID when asking business owners to take down his campaign opponent’s campaign signs The State Ethics Commission has fined Suffolk County Sheriff, Steven Tompkins after he admitted to violating G.L. c. 268A, the conflict of interest law, in 2013 by identifying himself as Sheriff when asking eight business owners in his district to take […]
July 1, 2015 The owners of Capitol Waste Services of East Boston have been fined $120,000 by the state for making illegal political contributions according to a disposition agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Financing (OCPF). A review of contributions to political candidates by OCPF determined that Joseph Ricupero, Capitol Waste’s president, and […]
MassDEP’s Environmental Strike Force, Registry of Motor Vehicles Catch Faulty Auto Emissions Testers, Inspection Stations September 28, 2012 BOSTON – An investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Environmental Strike Force, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), has resulted in penalties and suspended emission inspection licenses for three individuals and two inspection stations, […]