Even If Convicted of Murdering George Floyd, Derek Chauvin Could Receive $1 Million in Retirement Benefits!

By Staff, Newsweek

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive up to $1 million in retirement benefits, even if he is convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Chauvin was identified as the officer who knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as Floyd begged him to stop--before the victim died while in police custody shortly thereafter.

In the wake of national protests, the former officer is currently being charged with second-degree murder, which was upgraded from the initial third-degree murder charge. Chauvin has also since been fired from the department where he has served since 2001.

Three other officers involved in the incident have also been fired and are facing lesser felony charges.

However, Chauvin would still benefit from Police and Fire [P&F] Fund, a state pension plan from the Public Employment Retirement Association [PERA] partially funded by taxpayer dollars. Created in 1959, the P&F Fund provides "retirement and other benefits for county and city public safety officers throughout Minnesota."