Boston, MA — The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division issued an Order to Show Cause today alleging that former Arlington Inspectional Services Department Director Michael Byrne repeatedly violated the conflict of interest law by allowing his plumbing company to do work in Arlington without permits or inspections, by creating fraudulent permits for plumbing work his company performed without permits, by inspecting his company’s work, by issuing certificates of occupancy for properties where his company performed work, and by issuing a certificate of occupancy for a property owned by a developer who had loaned him money.
Byrne, who owned Trademark Plumbing, was director of the town of Arlington’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) from 1997-2021. As ISD Director, Byrne was responsible for enforcing the state building, wiring, and plumbing codes. From 2016 through 2020, Byrne allowed Trademark Plumbing to perform plumbing work in Arlington without permits at 37 locations and without inspections at eight locations, according to the Order to Show Cause. The Order alleges Byrne, as ISD Director, also performed inspections on Trademark Plumbing’s work at six locations, issued certificates of occupancy for two properties where the company did work, and created eight fraudulent plumbing permits for work the company had performed without permits. The Order further alleges that in 2017, Byrne, as ISD Director, issued a certificate of occupancy for a building owned by a...
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