Massachusetts Ethics Commission Approves Penalty After Harbormaster Had Employee Do His College Work
Former Gloucester Harbormaster Thomas Ciarametaro Jr. paid a $15,000 civil penalty and $1,200 in restitution for violating a conflict of interest law.
Ciarametaro had a subordinate city employee complete his Endicott College coursework, which he submitted as his own while working toward a bachelor's degree.
The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement under which Ciarametaro admitted to the violations and waived his right to a public hearing and agreed to pay the aforementioned penalties to the City of Gloucester for work time spent on...
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