Feds: Troopers 'tarnished' badge with bogus overtime shifts

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Updated 5:59 pm, Wednesday, June 27, 2018

BOSTON (AP) — Three recently suspended or retired Massachusetts State Police troopers were arrested Wednesday and charged with taking thousands of dollars of overtime pay for hours they didn't work by submitting bogus traffic citations to conceal that they had actually been off the clock.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called the arrests the beginning of his office's investigation into whether overtime abuse is a systemic problem at state police. State police have told prosecutors that about 40 employees had apparent discrepancies between pay received and hours worked in 2016, but the three troopers are the only ones so far to face criminal charges.

"These troopers selfishly tarnished the reputation and badge worn proudly by so many other hard working members of the Massachusetts State Police, who put their lives on the line for all of us every each and every day," Hank Shaw, FBI special agent in charge of the Boston Field Division, told reporters.

Paul Cesan, 50, Gary Herman, 45, and David Wilson, 57, were arrested at their homes just after sunrise and charged with embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. They appeared in Boston's federal court hours later and were released from custody on certain conditions.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Troopers-charged-with-taking-overtime-pay-for-13030271.php

[safeinOhio]

1. Can we get a little sympathy for the devil?

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste

Or as my ex use to say "who's going to arrest me, I'm a cop."

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Surely

some right-wingers believe this is liberal Massachusetts socialism in action

[Vinca]

3. There was an item on the local news about this last night and my jaw hit the floor when

they put up a graphic about how much money these troopers were making. The worst was a guy who made $250,000 and of that $63,000 of it was overtime and of that $12,000 was fake overtime. If you're raking in a salary like that, why on earth would you risk it for $12,000??? What idiots. And where do you sign up to be a Mass. State Trooper????? I could be a millionaire!

[heaven05]

4. been a lot of

"tarnishing" corruption, murder, executing, disgrace, by 'protect and serve' people going on since....1865. Just saying. Hope these 3 turds get what's coming to them.