MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Top Vermont elected officials called Wednesday for legislation that would allow the state's public retirement funds to recoup money from employees convicted of fraud or embezzlement against a public agency.
The move follows charges filed in July against former state police Sgt. James Deeghan, who pleaded not guilty to two counts of making false claims by allegedly padding his overtime reports. Authorities said Deeghan justified the extra time in part by writing and filing 973 traffic tickets without actually giving them to motorists.
"Public employees who steal from the public treasury should not be allowed to benefit in retirement from their ill-gotten gains," said Attorney General William Sorrell. "Pension forfeiture legislation will provide a process that will allow a court to ensure this does not happen."
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