Gaffney v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

Beginning in 1984, the plaintiff, Kurt Gaffney, served as superintendent of the Shrewsbury water and sewer department. Gaffney resigned from that position in September, 1989. In May, 1990, a grand jury returned five indictments against Gaffney for larceny over $250 from the town of Shrewsbury, one for each of the years 1984 through 1989, and one indictment charging larceny by common scheme to steal money and property from the town of Shrewsbury as from 1984 through 1989. He pleaded guilty to all charges in June, 1990. By 1990, his accumulated deductible contributions held by the Contributory…