Marina Golfo raked in a quarter of her salary while sitting in prison cell for three months—after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud.
, which serves developmentally challenged children and is overseen by the state Department of Health.
She pleaded guilty in July 2021 to healthcare fraud, was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for all the money disbursed, according to court documents. But she inexplicably remained on the DOE payroll.Weeks after entering the clink in September, Golfo submitted an online request to her DOE managers for paid sick leave. She included a doctor’s note explaining that she was too ill to come into the office and should remain at home.
On Nov. 1, the brazen educator asked DOE for an extension of her sick leave through Dec. 1, which was two days after the end of her prison term.Shockingly, the city approved the request, apparently not realizing its employee was a jailbird. In total, she raked in a quarter of her $97,469 annual salary from behind bars.in 2018 by the city Department of Investigation and the US Attorney’s Office.
It’s unclear whether Golfo returned to work for the two months between her prison release and her firing. The DOE would not answer any questions.
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