PERAC Memo #12 - 2023: Forfeiture of Retirement Allowance for Dereliction of Duty by Members
Forfeiture of Retirement Allowance for Dereliction of Duty by Members
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This memo transmits an updated list of public employees who have forfeited their retirement allowance eligibility under G.L. c. 32, § 15 due to misappropriation of funds, conviction of crimes related to governmental funds, or other enumerated offenses, and are therefore no longer statutorily eligible to join a Chapter 32 retirement system. Boards are required to review the attached list (sorted both alphabetically by name and by board) and notify PERAC of any discrepancies, and boards that have any of the listed forfeited members currently active in their system must contact PERAC to verify identity using the last four digits of the member's Social Security number. This is an annual compliance task requiring boards to cross-reference their active membership against the forfeiture list.
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PERAC Memo # 12/2023
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Retirement Boards
FROM: John W. Parsons, Esq., Executive Director
RE: Forfeiture of Retirement Allowance for Dereliction of Duty by Members
DATE: April 7, 2023
As you are aware, under G.L. c. 32, §15, a member who is charged with misappropriation of funds
or convicted of an offense related to funds of the governmental unit/system or of certain
enumerated crimes or crimes related to the laws applicable to his/her office or position may lose
the right to his/her retirement allowance and/or accumulated total deductions.
Attached please find an updated list, of all public employees who are no longer statutorily eligible
to join a C. 32 retirement system. Please review the attached lists (sorted alphabetically by last
name and one alphabetically by board name) and notify the Commission of any updates or
discrepancies, along with supporting documentation.
If you have any of the forfeited members on this list who are active in your system please contact
Doreen Duane at 617-666-4446 extension 954 with the last four of your respective member’s
social security number. She will notify you whether that member is the same member that has
been forfeited.
Thank you for your attention in this matter and please contact this office with any questions or
concerns relative to this matter.
Attachments
PERAC
Auditor DIANA DIZOGLIO | KATHLEEN M. FALLON | KATE FITZPATRICK | JAMES J. GUIDO | RICHARD MACKINNON, JR. | JENNIFER F. SULLIVAN, ESQ.
JOHN W. PARSONS, ESQ., Executive Director
FIVE MIDDLESEX AVENUE, SUITE 304 | SOMERVILLE, MA 02145
PH 617 666 4446 | FAX 617 628 4002 | TTY 617 591 8917 | WWW.MASS.GOV/PERAC
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS | PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
PHILIP Y. BROWN, ESQ., Chair