State Board of Retirement v. Bulger

At issue in this case is whether, pursuant to G. L. c. 32, § 15 (4), John P. Bulger’s convictions of two counts of perjury and two counts of obstruction of justice in Federal District Court involved “violation[s] of the laws applicable to his office or position” as clerk-magistrate of the Boston Juvenile Court such that he forfeited his entitlement to a retirement allowance as a member of the State employees’ retirement system. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that Bulger did violate the laws applicable to his office and that, consequently, forfeiture of his pension was statutorily…