Because of his plea, Swanson could lose his pension from Countryside. Under state law, a police officer convicted of a felony must lose his pension if any of the illegal acts relates to, arises out of or is connected with his or her work as a police officer, said the attorney for Countryside's police pension board, Thomas Radja. Pension boards get to make that determination. Radja said the Countryside board is meeting this week, but it likely would not have time to review the case, hear Swanson's side of it and make a decision until later this year.