Suspended Mass. trooper sentenced to prison for overtime abuse
By: Dan Glaun, MassLive.com
BRAINTREE, Mass. — Suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Sweeney has been sentenced to two months in prison for embezzlement in the latest legal fallout of the department’s overtime abuse scandal.
Sweeney, a 40-year-old Braintree resident, will also serve three months of home detention as part of a year of supervised release after the completion of his prison sentence. Sweeney was issued a fine of $4,000 and ordered to pay $11,103 in restitution, the Office of U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said in a statement.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston said Sweeney was paid more than $5,900 for overtime hours he did not work. He is one of ten troopers charged so far by state and federal authorities, who allege that members of the former State Police Troop E falsified records to abuse overtime traffic enforcement programs
