Waterbury Water Superintendent Arrested for Faking Credentials

0:00Former Waterbury water superintendents in Bradley, Malay got arrested Thursday night for faking his education and work history to land the job. The 50-year-old from Killingworth faces two counts of second-degree forgery posted a $10,000 bond and heads to court on May 12. The pro kicked off after a house fire last month on Bennett Avenue where water pressure was way too low from a hydrogen issue. Mayor Paul Perneresky called in police to dig into what went wrong with the city's water system. Malay stepped down on April 22nd, once early signs of misconduct surfaced in his hiring. City officials stressed this exposed, a big gap in oversight for such a critical role handling public safety. Investigators found he puffed up his resume big time, qualifying him for assistant water superintend in back in July 2023, then the top. Spot last July. Without the lies, he never would have made the cut. Police may clear his resume scam isn't linked to that hydrogen failure, but it raises

1:00real questions about trust and city hires moving forward. That wraps Hartford News Today, brought to you with AI.