Cuomo To Expand School Pension Fraud Probe
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ALBANY — Attorney General Cuomo says he’s expanding his statewide investigation into pension fraud to include school superintendents he suspects are inappropriately getting pension benefits while collecting paychecks.
He says it’s easy for school districts to abuse a waiver that allows retired superintendents to return to work while still getting a pension. It allows them to simultaneously receive paychecks and accrue a bigger pension.
The superintendents are only allowed to be rehired if a district can find no one else competent to fill the position.
With school costs driving up New York property taxes, Mr. Cuomo says education waste, fraud, and theft are major concerns across the state.
