A former state military department worker will pay a $5,500 penalty for allegedly misusing state resources, state ethics authorities say.
James Liss of Windsor Locks agreed to the settlement days before a June 25 public Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board hearing on the matter, the Office of State Ethics said Monday.
According to investigators, Liss, who was a building superintendent at Camp Hartell in Windsor Locks, admitted to the following but said he did not believe his actions violated state ethics rules:
- using his access to state gasoline to obtain gasoline for his personal use;
- using a state vehicle for his personal use;
- directing subordinates on two occasions to assist in gathering scrap metal belonging to the state;
- selling copper and other scrap metal from structures belonging to the state for financial gain;
- using wood from state property for his personal use;
- directing subordinates to use state vehicles to transport the wood to his house for his personal use.
Liss had already repaid the state $654.50 he received for the scrap metal, authorities said. He couldn’t be immediately reached Monday for comment.
