"Dana Pullman, 64, of Worcester, was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. Pullman, who was a state trooper from 1987 to 2018, was also ordered to pay $43,915 in restitution. Anne Lynch, 75, of Hull, was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release, prosecutors said."
"He resigned in September 2018 amid a federal investigation into allegations that he and Lynch had turned the union into "a racketeering enterprise." "Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch ran the Massachusetts State Police union like an old-school racket, siphoning money from troopers, deceiving the Commonwealth, hiding income from the IRS and then lying when they got caught," U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in Wednesday's statement. "Their conduct was deliberate, sustained and corrosive.""
Dana Pullman received a two-year federal prison sentence and one year of supervised release and must pay $43,915 in restitution. Anne Lynch received a 15-month prison sentence and one year of supervised release and must pay $41,795 in restitution. The State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) represents more than 1,500 troopers and sergeants and serves as the exclusive bargaining agent with the Commonwealth. Pullman became union president in 2012 and employed Lynch's lobbying firm during his tenure. Pullman resigned in September 2018 amid a federal investigation alleging the union had been operated as a racketeering enterprise. Both were arrested in August 2019 on fraud and obstruction charges.
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