Pension discontinued for former city firefighter
By New Staff
The Retirement Board for the city of
Just last month, John Sauro had his pension reinstated by the retirement board.
Sauro’s pension was originally discontinued when he was caught on camera lifting weights after he retired more than a decade ago because of a shoulder injury.
In a statement, Mayor Jorge Elorza says:
“It was apparent to anyone who watched the video that Mr. Sauro was abusing our public disability pension system. I commend the Retirement Board for taking the appropriate action in voting to discontinue Mr. Sauro’s accidental disability pension. This sends a clear message that abuse of our public resources will not be tolerated.”
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