one State cop looses pension... 4 other get their jobs back
A small sign that the system works. Convicted Trooper Raftery had his pension suspended.
By Matt Rocheleau
Globe Staff March 28, 2019
Four State Police troopers suspended
in the overtime fraud scandal should get their jobs back — at least for now —
and be paid back for the months spent on unpaid leave because the department
failed to follow proper procedures in disciplining them, the state’s Civil
Service Commission ruled Thursday.
The troopers were suspended without
pay indefinitely in mid-August after the department notified them in memos that
its ongoing audit had uncovered evidence they had skipped numerous overtime
shifts, according to documents filed with the commission.
None of the four troopers have been
charged criminally.
One of them — Trooper Daniel E.
Crespi — was accused by the department of skipping all, or a portion of, 294
shifts during 2016 and 2015, records show. That total appears to be a higher
number of skipped shifts than any of the 10 troopers charged criminally in the
fraud scandal.
Trooper Jeffrey J. Russell was
accused of skipping all, or a portion of, 130 shifts, while Trooper Jeffrey K.
Reger was accused of skipping some or all of 88 shifts during 2016 and 2015;
and Trooper John F. Adams was accused of skipping all or some of 13 shifts in
2015.
About one month after being suspended,
the troopers appealed to the Civil Service Commission, which on Thursday agreed
with the troopers that the department did not afford them due process before
handing down the discipline.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 9:55 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
So there cops are all now cops again? Any why aren't they all facing criminal charges? This is so wrong on so many levels
What is the punishment for the State Police Management who did not "follow proper procedures? These dam criminals did not follow proper procedures either. So now even if you know a copy is a criminal, he can still be a cop. That's Massachusetts for you
Some of the most successful criminals in MA are also employed by the state. Why do we continue to allow this to go on?
How will this impact the other cases still pending?
If anything, anyone connected will be on their best behavior. Someone should be demoted for not following the correct procedures.. after all... this is not the first time this has come up. A state employee embezzling money from the State.
It is not the second, or the third time either Jim this has happened. We continue to create an atmosphere were dishonest people believe they can get away with stealing from the state because people continue to get away with stealing from the state. What is the motivation to not do it if you are a criminal who knows you can get away with it? These people in this case are the same ones who would put me in handcuffs and throw me in the back of a cruiser if I got caught stealing milk for my kids at a grocery story. What message is this sending to our young people?
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