Michigan Attorney General Goes After Pensions of Convicted Detroit Principals
Michigan AG wants to take back state, school district pension payments made to Detroit principals convicted of bribery.
Michigan’s Attorney General is attempting to take back pension payments made to a dozen Detroit Public School principals who were convicted of bribery.
Officials say the principals received kickbacks from a vendor for the Detroit Public School system as part of a nearly $3 million bribery scheme.
A dozen of the principals and the vendor took plea deals in the case.
One principal refused a plea agreement and is awaiting trial.
The principals also receive pension payments that include funding from the school district and the state.
Now Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he wants the principals who were convicted to forfeit those contributions, arguing that the educators violated the trust placed in them and should not be financially-rewarded for doing so.
Michigan law allows the state to go after the retirement benefits of public employees convicted of a felony related to their work for the government.
