HugeDinghy Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 BROCKTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Ethics Commission has ruled that a retired Brockton police lieutenant did not violate conflict-of-interest laws when he called in sick to work as the director of security at the Plymouth County jail. Former Lt. Charles Lincoln built up a $140,000 annual pension by working at the two public jobs for three years. He often called in sick to the police department so he could work his second job. The commission found yesterday that Lincoln, who was acquitted of federal mail fraud charges last year in connection with his pension, may have lied about being sick but that doesn't mean he used his official power to gain extra benefits. Lincoln, who has retired from both jobs, has maintained that he did nothing wrong. -- The Patriot Ledger via The Associated Press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleston Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looks like the Massachusets Ethics Commision trained in New Jersey. Double dipping for pension reasons sucks! I am old but I'm slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugeDinghy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looks like the Massachusets Ethics Commision trained in New Jersey. Double dipping for pension reasons sucks! yea, and our guy gets thrown under the bus, but this is hidden in the back of my local paper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradW Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 we can expect similar results in the Diane Wilkerson case i assume... she was doing it to help her family and her community after all.. When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person;it merely says something about our own need to be critical.-Author Unknown- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 we can expect similar results in the Diane Wilkerson case i assume... she was doing it to help her family and her community after all.. Having said she will resign she has not yet done so. My guess is that she will resign in early 2009. Why? So she will be able to add another year to her total years of service and retire with a slighly higher pension had she resigned in 2008. Crafty you say? No. Just business as usual with our MA politicos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryperStalker Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Having said she will resign she has not yet done so. My guess is that she will resign in early 2009. Why? So she will be able to add another year to her total years of service and retire with a slighly higher pension had she resigned in 2008. Crafty you say? No. Just business as usual with our MA politicos. I still don't get the whole "resigned" thing. I know the courts have yet to find her guilty, but if I was caught on videotape doing something like that at my job I would be fired, regardless of the outcome of the court case. Why hasn't she been removed from office? Who has the authority to remove (impeach) her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryperStalker Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Looks like it's up to the House of Representatives, but they wait until after the trial to make a decision to impeach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles Dare Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Having said she will resign she has not yet done so. My guess is that she will resign in early 2009. Why? So she will be able to add another year to her total years of service and retire with a slighly higher pension had she resigned in 2008. Crafty you say? No. Just business as usual with our MA politicos. Hopefully the Feds will convict her of a felony. Then her pension will become what she deserves. I'll have mine on the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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