In 2024, an audit revealed that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection overpaid a conservation officer approximately $109,000 while the officer was on administrative leave for 19 months due to a pending criminal charge for alleged threatening. This duration exceeded the 30-day limit allowed under state regulations. The charge was eventually nollied, and the officer returned to work.
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