Report: Big Dig contractor gave Red Sox tickets to (Romney Admin) inspector

BOSTON -- The State Ethics Commission says a Big Dig contractor repeatedly gave a state inspector Red Sox tickets in violation of the conflict-of-interest law.

The commission said Thursday that P.J. Riley & Company and its executive vice president, Thomas Riley, gave the tickets to senior inspector Taylor Roth while Roth issued permits for the company's work at the Dewey Square Ventilation Building and other sites.

The commission said every year from 2004 to 2006, Thomas Riley gave Roth two tickets with a face value of $80.00 each.

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Each violation carries up to a $2,000 fine. A hearing will be scheduled within 90 days.

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Michael P. Lewis didn't retire from his longtime post as the head of the Big Dig, but was actually fired last year. The move allowed him to more than triple his state pension, from $23,000 to $72,578 a year, according to state records. (Boston Globe, 4/5/08)



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http://www.boston.com/news/specials/big_dig_ceiling_collapse/