A former corrections officer arrested for distribution a pain killer should not be denied a disability retirement because of this off-duty wrongdoing, as per the Appellate Court in Coughlin v Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen’s Retirement System. Here, the scope of the wrongdoing was limited—two tablets to a private individual in a private car in a commercial parking lot. The connection of this off-duty illegal act to the pension requirements was improper.
Gabrielle L. Strich, Esq.
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