BOSTON (CBS) — Two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were indicted on public corruption charges, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Former Lieutenant Daniel Griffin, 57, of Belmont, and former Sergeant William Robertson, 58, of Westboro, will both appear in federal court Friday afternoon.
From 2015-2018, Griffin, Robertson, and other troopers embezzled thousands of federally funded dollars for overtime by arriving late and leaving early, according to a statement from the US Attorney.
Griffin allegedly made and approved false entries on police forms and other documentation to conceal and perpetuate the fraud. In 2017 and 2018 when the overtime scandal came to light, both men and their coconspirators allegedly shredded and burned records and forms to try and cover it up.
Griffin also hid more than $700,000 in revenue from his security business from the IRS, the US Attorney said, and used on-duty hours to work on his company.
He was indicted on one count of conspiracy, one count of theft concerning a federal program, eight counts of wire fraud, and 11 counts of assisting in filing false tax returns. Some of these charges are related to a scheme to defraud a private school, the statement said.
Robertson was indicted on one count of conspiracy, one count of theft concerning a federal program, and four counts of wire fraud.
Wire fraud charges come with a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. The charge of federal program fraud provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Source: CBS Boston
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