Wayne County says it overpaid the pensions of two retired judges by more than a million dollars, 7 News Detroit has learned, and officials aren’t sure they’ll get any of the money back.
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Wayne County says it overpaid 2 judges’ pensions by $1M, may not recover funds
Last year, the Wayne County Retirement System quietly concluded that it had vastly overpaid the pensions of David Szymanski and Richard Hathaway, two retired circuit court judges who went on to work for the county in other capacities.
Szymanski’s pension was overpaid by $450,852 dating back to his 2015 retirement, according to the retirement system, while Hathaway’s pension was overpaid by $595,700 since 2008.
A pension is based, in part, on the number of years an employee works and their highest years of pay. Szymanski spent 20 years on the Wayne County bench and Hathaway spent 24…