CT woman arrested for allegedly having jobs with state, city without permission for dual employment

Yahoo

10-02-2025

A woman was arrested last week on larceny charges after state police alleged that she was found to be working for a community college and the town of Litchfield with overlapping hours.
Erin Kennedy, 44, turned herself in on Friday in connection with a warrant charging her with two counts of first-degree larceny, according to Connecticut State Police.
The warrant affidavit supporting the arrest said state police began investigating last July following a complaint alleging Kennedy was employed at the Connecticut State Community College Northwestern campus and the town of Litchfield but was never approved for dual employment. She worked as a SNAP Coordinator and Non-Credit Allied Health Coordinator at the college, the warrant affidavit said.
In Litchfield, state police found that Kennedy was hired in May 2023 as a social services coordinator, the warrant said. A representative with the town told investigators Kennedy resigned from her position before town officials could fire her, according to the warrant affidavit.
State police said the days and first shift hours she worked were found to overlap each other.
After an internal investigation reportedly substantiated the allegations against Kennedy, she resigned from her position with the state of Connecticut, according to the warrant affidavit.
When investigators spoke to Kennedy in January, she said her contract with the state only called for her to work 70 hours every two weeks and that her scheduled was supposed to be flexible, the warrant affidavit said. She also noted that many people worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and that she was never expected to return to the office once the pandemic was over, state police wrote. She said her supervisor never had any gripes as long as she did all the work that was expected of her.
During the interview, Kennedy admitted that she never filled out a dual employment form and said she believed she only had to complete on if she had another job with the state, as it would have allowed her to 'double dip' into the pension fund, according to the warrant affidavit. She also estimated during the five months when she held two jobs that she earned about $52,500, the warrant affidavit said.
Kennedy told state police she could not pay back the money right away if she were asked to do so but said she could make restitution on a payment plan if she had to, according to the warrant affidavit.
Following her arrest, Kennedy was released on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Feb. 24.