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Although it still lacks investigators, the commission does have the power to take "punitive action" against anyone violating the ethics statute. The board may suspend an official's job, stop his pay, or in extreme situations, refer the case to the attorney general for legal action. The maximum penalty for...
With a weakened ethics commission, the state's only true watchdog remains a nongovernmental one, the press. Extensive press coverage by the media has thus far led to the resignation of three King appointees, Elder Affairs Sec. Stephen G. Guptill, Insurance commissioner Stephen F. Clifford and, most recently, MDC Associate Commissioner Thomas Da Silva. A fourth King appointee, MDC Commissioner Thomas Haggerty, took a paid "leave of absence...
King supporters feel the media is hounding the new administration and Murphy agrees, noting that the commission may signal an end to the witchhunt. "The press is trying to embarrass people," Murphy states. "It seems to be a legitimate electronic press and print media attempt to chase around people like...
While the ethics commission has yet to take an active role in the investigation of King appointees, the House recently proposed a resolution calling for it to launch a preliminary inquiry. The state's only other investigative commission, a blue-ribbon panel on the MBM contracts scandal, is currently seeking...
Despite the possibilities of success, the survival of the ethics commission as a legitimate check on official misconduct remains an open question. The 1978 Ethics Law is not the first such statute. In fact, a conflict of interest law has been in effect in the Commonwealth for 16 years. The...