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Jury acquits four BPD cops of overtime abuse, not because they didn't put in for hours they didn't work, but because that was accepted BPD policy
By adamg on Thu, 04/27/2023 - 2:38pm
The Globe reports a federal jury today acquitted four current and former officers at the Boston Police evidence warehouse in Hyde Park on wire-fraud charges related to overtime payments.
The Globe quoted lawyers for the four that there was nothing wrong with what they did because it was long a practice approved by BPD administrators.
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What a bunch of thieves. I
What a bunch of thieves. I wonder why cops are by far the most hated profession in America?
Cops stealing
Boston Police? Impossible!
I’m old enough to remember, 1999 cops opening car door 1:30 bright sunny Sunday. Suspect laying on stomach pants down on passenger seat. Two officers blocking view, one looking in rear cavity… WHO CARES! 10-15 witnesses.. who cares…shaking down drug dealers, keep cash split with nephew… (Ray Flynn era)….Special Ops ….who cares…African American officer, gun out shaking , “nobody move I have a wife and a newborn at home. I don’t know bout y’all but I’m definitely going home” (loud music call)….Definitely getting better though…
So, shouldn't that be a crime committed by the admins then?
I suspect that if I encouraged my employees to commit wire fraud, the legal establishment would not be cool with that decision of mine. I guess I need to get a badge first...
Brutal.
And people wonder why there continues to be problems at BPD.
Accepted by the dept.?
If it was a private company, that's their business.
Taxpayer money is paying OT out for not being worked and it's allowed by the dept.?
This is unacceptable. Get to the dept. heads that sign off on this practice!
Patrick Rose
Looks like the lawyers for Patrick Rose dropped the ball. If they used this simple strategy he could still be molesting kids today. I hope he doesn't appeal.
Similar to paid details
I think paid details are for a minimum number of paid hours whether the officer works the full time or not. But if that was the "policy," it should have been in writing or in their contract.
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse"
One of the many things that stops being true once you become the law
Interesting
I thought they would go down.
But for what it’s worth this is public sector working 101.
You have a job that needs to be filled. The job is to track and store evidence. The job is posted. 3 people put and apply for it. 2 of them will not do a good job and will most likely cost the city time and money in wasted labor, sick leave, maybe lawsuits and potential gender/racial discrimination lawsuits. The other 1 though will do a solid job but wants to be guaranteed x hours overtime a year for it. That 1 person is more than qualified and has a masters degree from BU or some other top institution and simply gets the job done. that person can also get a 8 hour job done in 5 hours while the other 2 need 20 hours to do that job. The one person also saves lives and does the right thing. The other two are incompetent and don’t do the right thing.But the one person is known to “scam”. He does work that is scheduled on OT in his regular shift, sometimes off duty and unpaid, just so he can have an easier time on duty (all frowned apon within labor law fyi).
Anyway, these people here fall into the initial scam worker here. If they had all simply did their job as fast as they could and okayed cards the remaining time they would have been fine. Not sure how to take it, but the bottom line is that they were paid for hours they lost likely did not work.
Well, then, it’s official …
… they can just keep doing it.
Boston Police
Jury got it right.
Did they though? They are
Did they though? They are law enforcement and they broke the law.
Oh, I forget "back the blue" even when they're criminals.
Another reason
The federal charge they were acquitted was wire fraud. Why wire fraud? Because supposedly their direct deposit traveled over tubes in different states and therefore "interstate commerce" applies.
Hell, I would have found them not guilty of that charge because whatever wrongdoing they committed, they should be tried in state court for state crimes, not in federal court because of some bullshit interstate theory.
Probably because there must
Probably because there must be a shortage of drug enforcement officers (I mean, just look at how successful the drug trafficking business is!). It's so successful that people are overdosing, dying, homeless, shoplifting, dropping out of school, stabbing and shooting, killing, worshipping drug traffickers, shit the list goes on. We need all the drug enforcement we can get!
It's the old, if you want to
It's the old, if you want to get along, you have to go along.
James Michael Curley is
James Michael Curley is looking up and smiling.
People also need to remember
These cops were all fired (resigned) and will be decertified by the state. Unsure about pensions if a jury found them not guilty officially.