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

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 691

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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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 resignation letter on Sept. 21, as Foley put it, “walking off the job and ceasing all further interactions with …

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