Constable from Plum among 11 public employees in state fined for failing to file financial statements
A constable from Plum is one of 11 public employees fined by the state ethics commission for failing to file financial interest statements, according to the state Ethics Commission.
Constable Albert F. Cafazzo was fined $250, which is the maximum penalty, for failing to file a Statement of Financial Interest for 2020, the agency announced. The document must be submitted to state by May 1.
Commission officials said Cafazzo failed to file the required financial disclosure even after being notified by letter in June and again in August.
Caffazzo has 30 days to pay the fine and submit a Statement of Financial Interest for last year or face additional penalties, according to the Commission.
Terrence L. Crumbly, a constable from Mercer County, also was fined $250 for failing to file last year’s Statement of Financial Interest.
The state also issued fines to four income maintenance caseworkers for the state Department of Human Services in Reading, Bensalem, Tobyhanna and Horsham.
The city of Reading’s human resource manager as well as a member of the parking authority, the shade tree commission and a downtown revitalization group also were fined for failing to file financial interest statements.
Also fined was a project manager for the Department of Corrections in Bloomsburg.
Tony LaRussa is a TribLive reporter. A Pittsburgh native, he covers crime and courts in the Alle-Kiski Valley. He can be reached at tlarussa@triblive.com.
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