An Ansonia lawyer representing a former school principal accused of larceny declined to comment on her client’s case Wednesday.
Former Derby High School Principal Greg Gaillard was charged with second-degree larceny Tuesday night.
He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on a larceny charge Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. at Superior Court in Derby on Elizabeth Street.
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Efforts to reach Gaillard Wednesday were not successful. He is being represented by Caroline Androski Baird of Ansonia, who declined comment.
Gaillard voluntarily surrendered to police Tuesday at the Derby police department, where he was processed and released on a $5,000 bond.
Gaillard has not entered a plea in connection to the criminal charge, nor made an appearance in court. Turning oneself in after learning there is a warrant for your arrest is not an admission of guilt.
He is accused of stealing $13,200 from the Derby administrators union’s bank account.
Gaillard abruptly resigned on Dec. 9, citing “personal reasons.”
“Later that week,” according to a statement Tuesday from police, unidentified union members complained to Derby police that there were “discrepancies” with the union’s bank account and that money was missing.
Derby police investigated the union’s accusation, and established probable cause in an arrest warrant. Derby police then arrested the former educator.
The details of the warrant remain private.
Although arrest warrants are public documents, the court clerk’s office in Superior Court in Derby would not release the document Wednesday because it had not been processed.
The arrest warrant could be made available at some point Thursday, unless a judge seals it, according to the criminal court clerk. The clerk advised a reporter to check the state’s judicial website.
On Tuesday night, the Valley Indy contacted school board President Kenneth Marcucio, Sr. and Superintendent Matthew Conway for comment.
Marcucio replied with an email referring questions to Conway, who didn’t return messages seeking comment.
The Valley Indy reached out Wednesday to Jennifer Olson, the president of the administrator’s union, for comment.
She did not offer a comment.
Second-degree larceny is a class C felony under state law, with a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.
