Overview
- Thomas Ciarametaro Jr. signed a State Ethics Commission disposition admitting violations and has paid a $15,000 civil penalty plus $1,200 in restitution.
- Investigators found that from February through October 2020 he directed the city’s shellfish constable to complete more than a dozen assignments for his Endicott College courses.
- At least six assignments and more than 20 hours of work were done on paid city time at a rate of $39.91 per hour, with Ciarametaro’s knowledge and approval.
- The assignments spanned creative writing, English literature, and juvenile justice courses, for which he received A-range grades before earning a bachelor’s degree in December 2020.
- Endicott College said it cooperated with the investigation and confirmed he retains his degree as the commission called the requests inherently coercive and unlawful use of public work time.