Federal Appeals Court upholds NC’s collection of 86K in retiree overpayments

Federal Appeals Court upholds NC’s collection of 86K in retiree overpayments

A federal Appeals Court has upheld North Carolina’s decision to recoup more than $86,000 in retirement overpayments to a Beaufort County teacher. The unanimous decision Friday upholds a trial court’s decision in the case. “’There is no such thing as a free lunch.’ This appeal illustrates this old adage,” Judge Marvin Quattlebaum wrote for the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. “For over eight years, North Carolina paid Patsy Talley $857 more in mo…