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New website reveals NY retirees' public pensions - Boston.com

New website reveals NY retirees' public pensions

By Michael Gormley

Associated Press Writer / June 16, 2010

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ALBANY, N.Y.—A new website reveals the public pensions paid to New York state retirees, including the $261,037 paid annually to a former teacher. He is among the 1,378 retirees pulling down at least $100,000 a year.

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Two-thirds of the retirees in that group are retired police and firefighters.

The Empire Center for New York State Policy website that went live Wednesday also shows:

- Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi qualifies for a $105,221 annual pension. The Democrat resigned in 2006 after pleading guilty to using state workers as chauffeurs and companions for his wife.

- Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, a Republican, is in line for a $96,085 pension. He retired before being convicted in a public corruption case earlier this year. Federal prosecutors said he used his position to reap $3.2 million in consulting fees.

- Former Sen. Guy Velella, a Bronx Republican who pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a bribery case in 2004, has a $75,012 pension.

The Empire Center, part of the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute, is

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