If you’ve scrolled through social media lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen an ad for rooftop solar. The latest government incentives are so generous, some ads claim, that you can get a new roof for free with the panels — and eliminate your electric bills in the process.

Claver Campbell, a 76-year-old homeowner in Queens, came across one such ad on Facebook about a year ago, she recalled. It promised a new roof and solar panels to qualifying seniors, an appealing proposition for Campbell, who was having a hard time affording her energy bills. She called the listed number and connected with a solar company she’d never heard of, called SUNco. Two days later, a salesperson named Mitchell Sims sat at her dining table, giving a detailed presentation on how much SUNco’s offer could save her. By the end of the day, there was a contract in her email inbox for a 25-year project loan.

Brandon Stradford was nearly two hours late to his first day as a commissioner on New York’s Board of Parole. He said he’d accidentally slept in.

It was a rocky start to his first high-level government job, and things only got rockier from there. According to testimony from the board’s chair, Stradford would arrive to meetings and parole hearings late, or not at all, without explanation. When he did show up, he sometimes left for long periods. And when he stuck around, he often exhibited “extreme sleepiness,” occasionally dozing off.

He didn’t last long on the parole board, which decides whether to release incarcerated people who’ve hit their minimum prison sentences. Two months into his tenure, which began a year ago, the board placed Stradford on leave. Governor Kathy Hochul approved firing him this past May.