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December 26, 2006

Zoning official suspended without pay

The Hopkinton building and zoning official has been suspended without pay after accusations that he gave preferential treatment to local elected officials and falsified his time card.

Charles M. Mauti said today that he is fighting the suspension.

Hopkinton and Westerly police officers delivered the 30-day suspension notice to Mauti’s Westerly home Friday afternoon.

Mauti had been the target of a two-year criminal investigation after accusations that he gave certain people -- the former Town Council president, another council member, and Mauti's own wife among them -- preferential treatment. No criminal charges were filed.

The recent suspension follows accusations that Mauti indicated on his time card that he worked one day last month that he actually took as a personal day. Mauti said it was a simple mistake.

There will be a hearing on the suspension in the coming weeks.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Maria Armental

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 4:23 PM | Permalink

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