Corruption, Pensions & Wayne Bryant
When they prosecute state senator Wayne Bryant, one of the punishments in addition to jail time needs to be a review of his pension.
The AP today laid out some of the issues regarding the triple-dipper.
The newspaper also reported that Bryant has filed time sheets reporting work for the county on days he did legislative work in Trenton. For example, he logged 8.3 hours of work for Gloucester County on July 28, a day he had a full workday as a senator in the Capital City.
In all, Bryant made $177,700 last year from four taxpayer-funded jobs that count toward his pension: the Gloucester County job, his state Senate seat, the UMDNJ job, and an adjunct professorship at Rutgers University-Camden. If he were to retire immediately, Bryant would be eligible for an $82,000 annual pension.
He logged hours working for Gloucester while he was attending meetings in Trenton. This was two months ago, long after the magnifying glass was on him.
Do not reward this behavior. Strip him of his pension benefits. Lying and cheating has him currently available to earn much more than public school teachers earn in this state.
The path to cleaning up corruption in New Jersey is prosecuting the big names who are corrupt. Bryant is a good place to start.
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