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ARREST

WARRANT

APPLICATION

JD-eR-64b'

Rev.3-11

C.G.S.

$

)4-2a

Pr.

Ek.

Sec. 36-1, 36-2, 36-3

STATE

OF CONNECTICUT

SUPERIOR COURT

www.jud.ct.gov

For

Court

Use

Only

Supporting

Affi davits

sealed

f,ves

Truo

number

14-149s3

Name

(Lasl

Gaillard,

Gregory

Application

For

Arrest

Warrant

To:

A

Judge of

the Superior

Court

The undersigned hereby applies for

a

warrant

for the arrest of the above-named accused on

the

basis of the

facts

Geographical

Area number

Derby

Police

Department

Court

to

be

held

at

(Tawn)

Derby

set forth in

the:

I

Affidavit

Below.

Affidavit(s)

Attached.

name of

prosecuting

5i

fl-s

Affidavit

The undersigned

affiant,

being

duly

sworn,

deposes and

says:

The

undersigned,

Detective

Edward

Sullivan

060, being

duly sworn, does depose and

state that he

is

a member

o

the

Derby

Police

Department

and has

been since

812712007. At

all times mentioned herein he

was

acting as

a

member

of

said department.

The

following

facts

and circumstances

are stated from

personal

knowledge

and

observations

as well

as information

received

from

other

police

officers

acting

in

their

official

capacity

and from

official

police

reports

and

statements

made

by

prudent

and credible witnesses.

1. That

on

1211212014

this

writer

met

with

members

of

the

Derby

Administrators Association

herein

after known

as

DAA,

at Derby

Central

Office

located

on

5th Street

in

Derby.

Members

of the

DAA

include

Irving

School

Principal

Jennifer

Olson, Bradley

School Principal

Mario

Ciccarini, Special Education

Supervisor Shelly

Sherridan,Interim

Derby

Middle

School

Vice

Principal

Rachael

Artaiz, and Interim Derby

High

School

Principa

Martin

Pascale.

This

writer

was

informed

that

money is

believed

to

be

missing from

the

DAA

Webster

Bank

account #0009800690.

According

to the members

of the

DAA,

$13,200.00

was

unaccounted for. This

became

known

as

Derby

Police Department

case#14-14953.

2. That

members

of the DAA

stated

that unexplained

withdrawals

began

in2073. At

the time of this

meeting

the

President

of

the

DAA

Greg

Gaillard

had

control

over

all

financial

aspects

of

the

account

from7l2l20l3

to

1211212014.

At

the

conclusion

of this meeting

DAA

Vice President

Ciccarini restructured

the Webster

Bank

DAA

account

and

eliminated

Greg

Gaillard from

the account.

3. That

the

DAA

members

include

but

are not

limited

to

administrators

of the Derby

School

District

including

Principals,

Vice

Principals,

and

Social

Workers.

The

account is

set up

to

assist

its

members with

Union

representation

and

emergency

funds for

its members.

The

members make

bi-weekly

contributions

directly

from

their

paychecks

and

deposit

the money

into

Webster Bank

account #0009800690.

A

monthly

payment

is made

to

the AFL-CIO

and the remainder

stays

in

the

account.

According

to the

DAA

members,

at the end

of the

year

money from

the

account

would

be

divided

amongst

the members

usually before

Christmas

break.

The

members

stated

there is

no

clearly

defined

rules

regarding

the

distribution

of the

remaining

funds from

the

account

but the

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The

foregoing

Application

for an

arrest

warrant,

and affidavit(s)

attached to said Application,

having been

submitted

to and

consi-dered.by

the

undersigned,

the undersigned

finds

from

s'aiO

affidavit(s)

that th'ere

is

probable

ciuse

to believe

that

an offense has

been

committed

and that

the accused

committed it

and, therefore,

that

probable

cause exists for

the

issuance

of

a

warrant

for

the

arrest

of the above-named

accused.

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before me

on

(Date)

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Date and

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Name of

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ARREST

WARRANT

APPLICATION

JD-CR-64a Rev.3-11

c.G.s.

s

54-2a

Pr.

Bk. Sec.

36-1,

36-2,

36-3

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

SUPERIOR

COURT

www.jud.ct.gov

Name

(Lasf,

First,

Middle

lnitiat

Gaillard, Gregory

Geographical

Area

number 5

Affidavit

-

Continued

President

of the

account

would

distribute

the money

according to

the balance

remaining.

4.

That

previously on

12/9114

Gaillard

resigned his

position

as

Derby

High

School

Principal.

This resignation

is

believed

to

be

unrelated

to

the facts

and

circumstances of this report

and the

DAA. Later

that

night following

his

resignation,

Pascale

received

a

text message

from

Gaillard

requesting

he retrieve and

put

aside Webster

Bank

statements that

were in

his

office.

Pascale

immediately

contacted Derby

School Superintendent Dr Matt

Conway

to inform

him

of the

request

Gaillard

had

made.

Conway instructed Pascale

that

no

one is

to enter

Gaillard's

former

office. Pascale

did not

enter

the

office.

Conway later responded

to the

Derby

High

School

and

recovered

several Webster

Bank

statements

from

Gaillard's

office.

5. That on l2l1ll20l4

Olson

received

a

phone

call from

Conway asking about the

DAA

Webster Bank

account.

Based

on

the three

monthly

bank

statements

Conway had recovered

from

Gaillard's

office,

Conway inquired

about who

had

access

to the

account

and whether

or

not

there

should be

frequent withdrawals.

Olson confirmed

that

Gaillard

was

the

only approved

member

of the

DAA

with

access

to

the DAA

Webster Bank

account

and

checkbook. The

content

of

the

three

bank

statements raised enough

concern

that

it

prompted

a

review

of

past

bank

records.

Olson

and

Ciccarini

went

to Webster

Bank in Derby

and

requested the

past

statements

of

the

DAA

account from

July 2013

to

present

which was

the time

period

that

Gaillard

gained

sole

access

to the account.

After reviewing

the

statements

from

July 2013

to

present

it

was

determined that

$13,200.00

is unaccounted

for.

These

transactions

include

cash

withdrawals

directly from Webster

Bank and checks written directly

to Greg

Gaillard

and

endorsed

by

Greg

Gaillard.

These

transactions occurred

between

1012812013

and 1112612014.

Members of

the DAA

can

confirm

that most

of

the transactions were

handwritten

in

Gaillard's handwriting

however

most recently

there

are several

checks

written out

to Greg Gaillard and endorsed by Greg Gaillard

but

the

handwriting

and

signature

is clearly

not the

same.

It was

undetermined

at

this

point

who

signed

Gaillard's

name

on

four

checks

written

out

to

Greg

Gaillard.

6. That

following

the

1211212014

meeting

with DAA

members

at Central

Office,

Ciccarini and

this

writer

met

with Webster

Bank

Vice President

Patricia Casini.

Ciccarini

provided

Casini

with

documentation to remove

Gaillard from

the DAA

account

and

lock

the account

for

deposits

only.

Casini

provided

Ciccarini

with

copies

of

statements

from

the

DAA

Webster

Bank

account #0009800690

from

7/212013

to

1211212014.

Casini

also

confirmed that

the

account

was

set

up

for

one signature

only for withdrawals

and

cashing

checks

from7l2l20l3

to 1211212014.

Ciccarini

added

the second

signature

to

the

account

for all

future transactions.

Upon reviewing

the

DAA

account

statements

provided

to

this

writer from

Ciccarini it was confirmed that regular

bi-weekly

union

dues

were deposited

in the

amount

of

approximately

$454.50.

The

total

amount deposited

is

determined

by

the

number

of

school

administrators

contributing

at

$103.00

per

month.

Each

month

a check would be

written

to the

AFL-CIO for

union

dues

by the account

administrator.

The account

administrator

from

71212013

to

l2ll2l20l4

was

Greg

Gaillard.

Also,

at the

end

of each month

a

monthly

service charge

would

be deducted

from

the

account

by Webster Bank.

The remainder

of the

money would

remain in

the account

and

could

be used for

special

occasions

or emergencies

involving

one

of the members.

On

l0lll2013

the

DAA

account

had

a

balance

of

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ARREST

WARRANT

APPLICATION

JD-CR-64a

Rev.

3-1

1

C.G.S.

$

5a-2a

Pr. Bk.

Sec.

36-1,36-2,

36-3


SUPERlOR COURT

www.jud.ct.gov

Name

(Lasf,

First, Middle

Geographical

Area number

5

aillard, Gregory

Affidavit

-

Continued

$4,995.61.

Regular

bi-weekly

deposits were

made

each

month

until t21512014.

As of 1218/2014

the

balance

of

the DAA

account

was

$55.76

. On l2ll5l20l4

Olson

contacted the

AFL-CIO

and

confirmed

that their

Union

due

balance

was behind

approximately

$2,000.00.

Further

review of

the account indicates

there

are 13 transactions

that can

not

be explained.

Most

of the

transactions

have notes on

the

checks

which include

such

things

as nego

(negotiations),

end

of

year

party,

shirts,

welcome

back dinner, and

party.

Members of the

DAA

have

confirmed

that no

such dinners, parties,

or shirts

were

ever

purchased,

talked about,

or agreed upon amongst

its members.

7.

That

this

writer

confirmed

with

Webster Bank

that the

transactions were both

withdrawals from

Webster

Bank

and cashed checks

at

banking

institutions.

Webster

Bank

also confirmed that video

and

additional

information

can be obtained via

Search

Warrant

to help

confirm the identity

of the depositor

and

the bank

for

which

the

other

transactions were

made.

8.

That

onl2l22ll4

this

writer

contacted

Gaillard via

telephone

and

left

a

message

on his

voicemail.

Within

minutes

Gaillard called

this writer

back.

This

writer

explained

to Gaillard

that

I had

received

a complaint

from

the members of

the

DAA

regarding

missing

funds.

Gaillard immediately

responded

"oh

that,

I

am

actually

meeting

with

Ciccarini

and

Olson

tonight

to discuss

that".

I

asked Gaillard what

time that meeting

will

be taking

place

and

he

responded

around 4:00

PM.

Gaillard

asked me

if

it

was

possible

for

this

issue

to

just

go

away

or be

handled

without

police

involvement.

I

explained

to Gaillard that

the

police

were already involved

but

if

the

meeting

with the

members

results

in

a change

from

the complainant

I

would need

to be

notified

immediately.

9. That

the following

day

onl2l23l14

this

writer

met

with members

of the DAA to discuss

the missing

funds

from

the Webster

Bank

account.

Olson

and Ciccarini

confirmed

that they had met with

Gaillard

on 12122114

at a

Starbucks

in

Hamden.

Ciccarini

stated

when they met

with

Gaillard

he

informed them

that he had deposited

$3,000.00 back

into

the

DAA

account

in

an

attempt

to

repay the money

he had

taken

out.

Ciccarini

later

provided

a Webster

Bank

statement

and

deposit

slip

confirming

thata

$3,000.00

deposit was

made into

the

DAA

account

on

1212212014

at

10:26

AM

prior

to their

meeting.

At

the

time of this

meeting

the

DAA

Webster

Bank

account was

set up

for

deposits

only and

Gaillard

was able to deposit

the money

prior

to

their meeting.

Ciccarini

and Olson

stated

that Gaillard

did not

seem

to understand

the

seriousness of the money

taken

from

the account

and was unsure

exactly

how

much

was

taken.

Ciccarini informed

Gaillard that

$13,200.00

was

taken

out

of the

account. Gaillard

went

on

to

tell

Olson and

Ciccarini

that he was "son),

things

got

out of

control".

Gaillard

told

them both

he

was

struggling

financially.

Ciccarini

stated

that he asked Gaillard

about the different

signatures

on

the front

of the

checks

written

out

to

him

and

Gaillard

stated that he intentionally

signed the checks

differently

in

case anyone

became

suspicious

of

him.

Ciccarini

explained

to Gaillard that he needed

to talk

this out

with

all

the

members

of the DAA

and everyone

needed

to

be in

agreement

as to what to

do.

Olson

provided

this

writer with

a

signed statement regarding

their

meeting

at

Starbucks.

Olson went

on

to

say that after speaking

with

all the

members

of the DAA

they

wished

to

sign a formal

complaint

to

pursue

charges

against Gaillard.

Olson

was

informed to

freeze

the

account

and that

the

$3,000.00

deposited

into the account

by

Gaillard was now

evidence.

Ciccarini stated

that

following

the meeting

with

Gaillard he received

a text

from

Gaillard stating

"Ok.

I have

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WARRANT APPLICATION

JDCR-64a

Rev.

3-11

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S

54-2a

Pr.

Bk.

Sec.

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SUPERIOR

COURT

www.jud.ct.gov

Name

(Lasf,

First, Middle Initia\

Gaillard,

Gregory

Geooraohical

Area'number 5

Affidavit

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10k"and

"I

will

have

Cashier

check

tomorrow

for 10k".

Ciccarini

later responded, "Greg -

we met

as a

group

with the

police

and it

is in their

hands

now".

Ciccarini

provided

me copies

of

the

text

conversation between

him

and

Gaillard.

10.

That Olson

provided

the

following

list

of withdrawals and checks that were not authorized:

$

4,700.00

1012812013

cash

withdrawal

to Greg Gaillard.

$

700.00

1111212013

cash

withdrawal

to Greg Gaillard.

$

1,000.00

ll2|l20l4

Check #1070

to Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Nego).

$

500.00 31712014

Check #1073

to

Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Gift

).

S

1,900.00

412512014

Check#1075

toGregGaillard

(memo:

EndofYearParty/Gifts)

$

1,500.00

612712014

Check

#1077

to Greg Gaillard

(memo:

End ofYear Party)

$

300.00

712912014

Check

#1078

to

Greg Gaillard

(memo:

Shirts)

$

400.00

911812014

Check

#1079

to

Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Welcome

Back Dinner)

$

400.00 912612014

Check

#1080

to Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Nego)

$

300.00

10/1412014

Check#1081

to Greg

Gailtard

(memo:

Dinner)

$

400.00

10/2712014

Check

#1082

to Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Party)

$

600.00 1Il7l20l4

Check #1083

to

Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Halloween Party)

$

500.00

1112612014

Check#1084

to

Greg

Gaillard

(memo:

Union)

The

first

two

transactions

which

took

place

on October 28,2013 for

$4,700.00

and November 12,2A13 for

$700.00

were

cash withdrawals

directly from

Webster Bank. Both withdrawal slips were endorsed with Greg

Gaillard's signature.

The remaining

11

transactions were

written

out

to

Greg

Gaillard

and

endorsed

on the back

with Greg

Gaillard's

signature.

Members

indicated

that

if

there was

a

party

or

a

Union negotiation situation

in

which

the money

needed

to

be

taken out

the

remainder

of the members would be aware of

it.

The members

confirmed

that no

parties

or negotiations

had

taken

place

as

the memo's on the checks indicated.

1

1. That

on

111312015

this writer

obtained

a signed Search Warrant for records

for

Webster Bank Derby

Administrators

Account

#0009800690.

The warrant

was served

on

111312015 at Webster Bank

500 New Haven

Ave Derby

to Vice

President

Patricia

Casini.

On

112612015

this writer received Webster Bank

statements

for

the

Derby Administrators

Account

(DAA)

#0009800690.

This

writer reviewed the documents received

from

Webster

Bank

and

confirmed

that

on71212013

Greg

Gaillard

completed and signed all

necessary

forms making

him President

of

the

Derby

Administrators

Association

account

#0009800690.

The documents were

all endorsed

with

Gaillard's

signature.

12. That

upon review

of the documents

provided

by Webster Bank

this

writer

determined that

of the

13

unexplained transactions,

4 of the

checks were

written

out to Greg

Gaillard

and signed on

the

front

by Greg

Gaillard.

The

writing

and signature

clearly

did

not match

Gaillard's hand

writing as

the members

previously

stated. However,

after receiving

the documents from

Webster Bank, the back side of the 4 checks is

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APPLICATION

JD-CR-64a Rev. 3-1'l

C.€.S.

S

s4-2a

Pr.

Bk.

Sec. 36-1,

36-2,

36-3

STATE

OF CONr\IECTICUT

SUPERIOR

COURT

www.jud.ct.gov

(Last,

Gaillard, Gregory

Geooraohical

AreJnumber 5

Affidavit

-

Continued

visible.

The

back of the

checks

clearly

show Greg

Gaillard's

signature

as

the endorser

of

the

checks at the

time

they were cashed. This

confirms what

Gaillard

told

Ciccarini and

Olson

on L212212014 at

their meeting

at

Starbucks

in

Hamden. There

were

originally

some

questions

as to

whether or

not

someone else

may have been

cashing

checks

from

the account

using Gaillard's

name but after

receiving

the

copies of the back

side of these

checks

it is

believed

that

Gaillard did intentionally

alter his writing

and

signature

on

the front of the

4

checks

but

used his actually

signature at the

time

he cashed the checks.

This

writer

attempted

to obtain video

surveillance o

the 4 transactions under

the

Search

Warrant but according

to Webster

Bank no

video surveillance

was available.

13. That further review of the

documents confirm that there

are atotal

of

13 transactions

which took

place

between October 28,2013

and November

26,2014

that the

DAA members

determined to

be

unexplained.

All 13

unexplained transactions

were endorsed with Greg Gaillard's signature

which

matched

the signature used

when

Gaillard

signed the forms

making

him President

of

the DAA

on7l2l20l3

and

also confirmed

by DAA members

to

be

Greg

Gaillard's

signature.

14.That

it

has

been determined through this investigation that

Greg Gaillard

was

the

president

of

the

Derby

Administrators Association

and had sole control over Webster

Bank account

#

0009800690

from

71212013

to

T2ll2l20l4.

That during this

time

13

unexplained

transactions took

place

in

which

$13,200.00

was taken

from

the account

without

consulting

the

DAA members and

with

no

attempt

to

repay any of

the

money taken

from the

account

during

this

17 month

time

period.

Not until Gaillard

was confronted

with

the reality that

he may be

arrested

did

he

make

an attempt

to

make

partial

reimbursement for the

money taken.

15. That this writer

believes that

probable

cause

has

been

demonstrated

and

respectfully requests that

an

arrest

warrant be issued

for

Gregory

Gaillard

l0l2ll977

for violation of

Connecticut

General

Statues 53a-123

Larceny

in

the

Second Degree.

(This

is

page

5

of

a 5

page

Affidavit.)

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