BROADMOOR – Former Broadmoor police Chief Gregory Love has pleaded not responsible to grand theft prices filed within the wake of a 2021 CalPERS audit that discovered he illegally collected a pension whereas persevering with to serve on the pressure, based on prosecutors.
Love entered his plea Wednesday morning, mentioned San Mateo County District Lawyer Steve Wagstaffe. The 63-year-old Daly Metropolis resident is scheduled to return to courtroom for a case overview convention on July 26 and a preliminary listening to on Aug. 8.
Prosecutors mentioned Love retired on a medical incapacity and returned to work the following day.
An lawyer for Love couldn't be instantly reached for remark.
Based on the CalPERS audit, Love retired on Could 16, 2009, however he continued to function chief of police from Could 17, 2009, to Dec. 1, 2012. He reportedly obtained compensation equal to a full-time wage whereas amassing retirement advantages.
The city didn't report Love’s reappointment to CalPERS and in consequence didn't report his pay fee, hours labored and compensation for these years, based on the audit.
Altogether, the previous police chief obtained round $700,000 in retirement advantages, based on the Sacramento Bee. Along with the alleged double-dipping fraud, Love didn't adhere to an unspecified employee compensation incapacity payout that specified he couldn't work as police chief, the newspaper reported.
Three different chiefs and commanders engaged in related conduct, together with David Parenti, based on the Bee.
Parenti illegally obtained pension advantages of $1.8 million, the Bee reported, however he escaped prosecution as a result of the statute of limitations ran out – the district lawyer’s workplace didn't be taught concerning the alleged violations till 2021, greater than 4 years after CalPERS first obtained a grievance that Parenti was double-dipping.
The allegations in opposition to Love, in the meantime, seem to have stemmed from the latest audit.
Love faces as much as 4 years in jail if convicted of the costs, based on the Bee. The district lawyer’s workplace mentioned Love is out of custody on his personal recognizance.
Broadmoor, a city of roughly 5,000 folks surrounded by Daly Metropolis, has seen different scandals involving high police officers. In 2021, former chief Michael Patrick Connolly pleaded no contest to a conflict-of-interest cost stemming from allegations he illegally remained in town’s police fee whereas making use of for the police chief job, participated within the choice course of and voted on his personal increase.
The courtroom positioned Connolly on one yr of probation contingent on 30 hours of public service work and ordered him to pay $325 in fines and charges. He was additionally barred from holding elected workplace or appearing as a lobbyist for a interval of 4 years.