NY clerk accused of swiping $1M from village forced to give up pension in first-of-its-kind decision

An upstate New York village clerk accused of embezzling more than $1 million — roughly the town’s annual budget — will have to give up his pension in New York state’s historic pension forfeiture case. Disgraced former Addison employee Ursula Stone, 55, who allegedly stole $1,171,362 in village funds over at least 19 years, has […]
France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform – POLITICO Europe

Speaking on BFM TV, Laurent Jacobelli, a lawmaker and spokesman for the far-right National Rally party, said his party supported the bill. [National Rally’s] program.” Mathilde Pannot of France Unboud said she was confident the bill would pass. “In the last parliament there was already a majority that rejected the retirement age at 64, but […]
Chaos continues with Ohio teachers’ pension fund as second advisor quits – News 5 Cleveland WEWS

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A second major consulting group has stopped working with Ohio’s controversial retired teachers pension fund, dealing another blow to a system already in turmoil. Unrest is growing at the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS). STRS has been mired in controversy: to summarise, there have been constant infighting, two board resignations, and allegations […]