https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/12/03/watchdog-group-urges-appeals-court-to-lift-secrecy-on-disability-pensions-for-government-workers/

The most famous culprit may be Randy Adams, who secured a promise from the city of Bell to support his future disability retirement even before he became police chief.

The city of San Fernando said police Sgt. William C. Bailey was, indeed, disabled, paving the way for his disability retirement. It wasn’t until years later that an audit by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System discovered that the city actually had terminated Bailey for cause — lying about his educational background — and the disability claim was part of a deal to get him to leave.