Former Massachusetts State Police Sergeant William W. Robertson, the second-in-command of a traffic safety unit, along with other officers, has been sentenced for their involvement in an overtime fraud scheme. Robertson received a three-year federal prison sentence and was ordered to pay $142,000 in restitution and forfeit $32,180. The scheme, dating back to 2015, involved stealing federally funded overtime pay through no-work shifts. Another unnamed lieutenant was sentenced to five years in prison for a similar role in the scandal.
The former second-in-command of a Massachusetts state police traffic safety unit was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a widespread conspiracy to steal federally funded overtime through no-work shifts. https://t.co/IdXL8dHN7t
Former State Police sergeant sentenced to three years in federal prison in overtime scheme https://t.co/9XlUuMZzXR
A former Massachusetts State Police Sergeant was sentenced to three years and thousands in restitution in connection with an scheme to steal overtime dating back to 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. https://t.co/jo831UNHu0
A former Massachusetts State Police trooper has been sentenced to prison time in connection with an overtime scheme dating back to 2015. https://t.co/mQXQ7KEAif
Former Massachusetts State Police Sgt. William W. Robertson, of Westborough, MA, has been sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring to steal overtime funds. He was also ordered to pay $142K in restitution & forfeit $32,180. https://t.co/WCwhXPF8wn
Leader of State Police overtime fraud ring sentenced to five years in federal prison https://t.co/O2s14t6Fke
State Police lieutenant gets five years for role in overtime scandal https://t.co/Vd5Jt3ckAL
Former State Police lieutenant sentenced to 5 years in prison for overtime fraud https://t.co/wrgr60bB2G