Firefighter who quit after assault verdict draws disability payments

Published February 15, 2009 5:00am ET



A Montgomery County firefighter who quit the force three years ago after he was found guilty of assaulting a female subordinate is currently receiving tax-free disability payments from the county.

To some county officials, it’s another example of a broken disability pension system that needs to stop approving payments for county workers if they’ve committed a crime or some other act that would get them fired.

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