San Diego man who stole $360,000 in printer ink may lose part of public pension
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Rommel Asuncion, a former worker at California’s Department of Child Support Services, pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing about $360,000 in ink cartridges from the agency, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Now, as he serves out the remainder of his three-year jail sentence, the county pension board is considering to strip away a portion of his pension, or the period of time he was lifting the cartridges.
The board is citing a newly passed law that enables the state to curtail benefits of individuals who have committed felonies while on the clock, the report said.
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The law has been employed five times since its passage. Asuncion, 33, would be able to get back the money he contributed to his plan during the three-year span he stole the ink. He sold the cartridges on the Internet, Michael Workman, a country spokesman, told the paper.
The report said besides the jail term, Asuncion has to repay the county $363,192 in restitution.