Romano v. Municipal Employees Annuity & Benefit Fund

The plaintiff, Charles Romano, again appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County, confirming a decision of the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Board), which found that, as a consequence of his conviction of a felony, federal mail fraud, he forfeited all benefits he may have had as a participant in the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Fund). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court and the decision of the Board.

We set forth the majority of the facts relevant to the…