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Old 08-21-2019, 12:17 PM
 
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Unbelievable ... or perhaps not


According to the criminal complaint, SPAM had filed a grievance alleging that Massachusetts State Police did not properly compensate its employees for working scheduled days off. In 2012, SPAM hired Lynch's lobbying firm to help it build its case. Once a settlement was reached, Pullman allegedly asked SPAM's treasurer to pay the lobbying firm a total of $350,000 for its work on the project.

The treasurer complained the SPAM was "getting screwed," but the complaint alleges that Pullman responded to that remark by pounding on the table and yelling "Stop breaking my f---ing balls and give me the check."

After the lobbying firm was paid, Lynch allegedly wrote herself a $50,000 check from the lobbying firm's account, then the following day made a check out to Pullman's spouse for $20,000, according to the affidavit. Officials refer to the checks as a "bribe" and a kickback.

The pair also defrauded two different companies that were trying to secure contracts with the state, Lelling said.

Pullman is also charged with embezzling funds from the union for his own use. Officials say he used the association’s debit card to pay for personal expenses, including $9,000 in flowers for friends and family members, lavish meals like caviar and champagne, and a trip to Miami with a woman he was having an affair with at the time. The U.S. attorney alleges that he submitted expense reports to SPAM without receipts, and encouraged other members of the union to submit false expense reports.

Lelling says Pullman and Lynch later attempted to obstruct the federal investigation by destroying records and lying to law enforcement.

The fraud and conspiracy charges could result in a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office. The charge of obstruction of justice provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Lelling noted that it’s been “a rough few years” for state police, citing the overtime abuse scandal also plaguing the agency. “That organization needs to turn a corner and sort of rebuild within,” he said.

He added that public corruption is always a priority for his office, but denied that the case implies a larger crackdown on unions. Earlier this month, two aides in Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's administration were convicted of conspiracy for pressuring concert organizers to hire union workers.

“Based on the complaint, Pullman is victimizing his own membership with assistance from Lynch,” Lelling said, adding that in this case, “we’re on the side of unions.”

In a statement, state police spokesman Dave Procopio said the "conduct as alleged in the criminal complaint represents serious offenses and violates the ideals and values of the Massachusetts State Police. The department has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the United States Attorney's Office."

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/08/21...e-lynch-arrest
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:00 PM
 
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Man this department really is something...
A few bad apples right?
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:12 PM
 
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Totally believable (sadly). Hopefully more of this corruption gets exposed and punished now that there is blood in the water.
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:29 PM
 
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Totally believable (sadly). Hopefully more of this corruption gets exposed and punished now that there is blood in the water.
Yeah, Maura and Charlie are jumping right on this.. Trust me. Nothing will happen.
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Old 08-21-2019, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Baltimore
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*Gasp* I cannot believe this!
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Old 08-21-2019, 08:37 PM
 
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It is very disheartening to see all the apparently widespread corruption involving the Mass State Police.
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Old 08-23-2019, 05:48 PM
 
Location: Columbia SC
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It is very disheartening to see all the apparently widespread corruption involving the Mass State Police.
They have always been a para-military force that no one was willing to take on. They fed on their own "traditional" (I will not say shady) practices.
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Old 08-24-2019, 11:08 AM
 
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*Gasp* I cannot believe this!
Great piece of sarcasm! Any union head in this day and age is going to be extremely corrupt. Double whammy if it is a public sector union.
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Old 08-24-2019, 11:12 AM
 
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It is very disheartening to see all the apparently widespread corruption involving the Mass State Police.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Statewide police departments are pretty close to absolute power. Who is going to take on an entity that can make life a living hell?
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Old 08-24-2019, 12:35 PM
 
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Statewide police departments are pretty close to absolute power. Who is going to take on an entity that can make life a living hell?
Are you saying it's the same in NH?
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