By Tiffany Williams –
On Friday, former Fairfield, Connecticut Public Works Superintendent Scott Bartlett, 61, of Fairfield was sentenced to 15 years in prison, execution suspended after five years served, and five years of probation.
On August 24, 2023, Bartlett pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Superior Court to charges of Larceny in the First Degree, Illegal Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Disruption of a Solid Waste Disposal Area and Conspiracy to Commit the following crimes – Receiving Solid Waste at an Unpermitted Facility, Illegal Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Discharging Materials Into the Waters of Connecticut Without a Permit, Larceny in the First Degree, Operating a Solid Waste Facility Without a Permit and Disruption of a Solid Waste Disposal Area.
In 2019, following a lengthy and in-depth investigation by the Fairfield Police Department and the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney into the suspected corrupt activities and illegal dumping operations on town property located at the Fairfield Department of Public Works, Bartlett and six others were arrested.
As part of his plea agreement, Bartlett must also make restitution payments of $1 million to the Town of Fairfield for the harm caused.