BOSTON — A former lieutenant in the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in connection with overtime abuse in Troop E, the unit previously assigned to the Massachusetts Turnpike.
David Keefe, age 57, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court to Larceny Over $250 by Single Scheme (2 counts) and Public Employee Standards of Conduct Violation (False/Fraudulent Claim to Employer) (2 counts).
In 2015 and 2016, Keefe submitted fraudulent claims for more than 200 hours of overtime that he did not work.
After the plea was entered, Judge Peter Krupp sentenced Keefe to two years of probation and ordered him to pay $20,000 in restitution and to complete 100 hours of community service.
At the time of the offenses, Keefe was a supervisor in Troop E and responsible for overseeing criminal and traffic enforcement along the Massachusetts Turnpike. The AG’s Office began an investigation into overtime pay at Troop E after a referral from MSP following an internal audit that revealed potential misconduct.
The investigation revealed that Keefe, who was commander of the Weston barracks, submitted claims for pay for overtime shifts he did not work or from which he left early. According to investigators at the AG’s Office, these offenses occurred during overtime shifts for the Accident and Injury Reduction Effort program (AIRE), which was intended to increase the presence of MSP troopers on the Turnpike to deter excessive speeding and...
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