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Boston Officer Guilty Of Overtime Fraud Scheme Avoids Jail But Must Pay Back Thousands Boston Officer Guilty Of Overtime Fraud Scheme Avoids Jail But Must Pay Back Thousands
Boston Officer Guilty Of Overtime Fraud Scheme Avoids Jail But Must Pay Back Thousands The sixth Boston police officer convicted in a long-running overtime fraud scheme that swindled thousands of dollars from taxpayers must repay more than $16,000 but won't serve jail time, authorities announced.  Michael Murphy, 64, of Hyde Park, was sentenced to two years of probation and must pay a $5,000 fine and $16,014 in restitution after he pleaded guilty last month to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Murphy and dozens of other officers were accused of filing false overtime slips from September 2016 until February 2019 for wor…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-Mass State Police Lieutenant Paid For Over 200 Hours Of Fake Overtime: AG Ex-Mass State Police Lieutenant Paid For Over 200 Hours Of Fake Overtime: AG
Ex-Mass State Police Lieutenant Paid For Over 200 Hours Of Fake Overtime: AG A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant was sentenced to two years probation for submitting over 200 hours of overtime he didn't work, officials report.  David Keefe, the former supervisor of Troop E at the Weston Barracks, submitted fake claims for shifts he either never worked or left early from, according to Attorney General Maura Healy. For these shifts, Keefe was paid more than $61,000 for 50 hours of overtime in 2015 and more than $55,960 for 170 hours in 2016, Healy's office said.  He also was one of two other former lieutenants who were indicted for the 2…

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by David Cifarelli