Nebraska Auditor Questions $23,000 Intended Payout to Former Employee

Nebraska auditor criticizes $23K ‘waste of money’ for resigning retirement director

LINCOLN — Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley raised concerns over the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System reportedly paying its departing executive director over $23,000 in salary and benefits for roughly five weeks of unperformed work. In a Tuesday press release, Foley criticized the retirement board’s response to executive director Thomas Pfeifle’s resignation. Pfeifle submitted his […]

Nebraska auditor questions planned $23K payout to ex-retirement system director

State Auditor Mike Foley says the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System plans to pay its ex-director for weeks after he quit less than four months on the job.

Nebraska Auditor questions $23,000 intended payout to former employee

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley is questioning a decision that the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems (NPERS) has made. NPERS is reportedly intending to pay a former executive director, Thomas Pfeifle, over $23,000 in salary and benefits. Pfeifle reportedly submitted his resignation on Sept. 21, 2026 and walked off the job, ending further...