Over 30 years of retirement, Caringella would collect as much as $1.29 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Lake County Gazette.
The projection assumes Caringella received $27,166 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Caringella will have already received $55,147 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.