"Most egregious abuse": East Haven gets $5K FOIC fine

"Most egregious abuse": East Haven gets $5K FOIC fine

East Haven’s attorney Michael Luzzi must pay $5,000 for the town’s handling of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that saw them wait over 250 days before searching for responsive records and defy the orders of the hearing officer who handled the complaint multiple times. The $5,000 fine is the maximum penalty the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) can assess, and is double what was proposed by a hearing officer. It is the largest …