CT Veterans Affairs director ousted over questionable ethics violation

CT Veterans Affairs director ousted over questionable ethics violation

The former director of safety and security for Connecticut’s Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) says he was forced to retire from his position under threat of termination and losing his medical benefits after the department claimed he violated state ethics laws by asking maintenance personnel to do small contracting jobs at his home, contrary to a determination of the Office of State Ethics. Stephen Scatena, a former long-time Meriden police o…