By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

Investigations Editor
Former Gov. John G. Rowland’s eligibility to start getting his $50,000 annual pension at the end of May has sparked criticism and frustration, but he is just one of many convicted former public employees to get healthy pensions despite their crimes.
Those crimes range from conspiracy to threaten, accepting bribes and sexual assault to attempted murder.
State law which went into effect Oct. 1, 2008, allows the attorney general to apply to the Superior Court to revoke or reduce the pension of public officials, state or municipal employees convicted of a crime related to their office. It was not a retroactive law, so it doesn’t apply to officials convicted before that date.

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By Matt DeRienzo

Staff Reporter

Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland is ending his relationship with Lisa Wilson-Foley’s 5th District Congress campaign and will be contacting Wilson-Foley and Republican State Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. to let them know, he said Wednesday afternoon.
“I haven’t called the campaign yet, but I’ve been watching the various stories,” he said. “To make everyone’s life more boring, I’m going to stop volunteering for the Lisa Wilson-Foley campaign.”



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