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Report: Ex-Medford police chief knew of pay padding well before suspensions – and didn’t act

Remember the recent suspension of 20 Medford police officers over their construction-site detail work (or lack thereof)? Turns out the the now-former police chief actually conducted his own investigation and knew of alleged pay padding by officers well before an outside probe finally led to action against the officers, as the Globe’s Matt Roucheleau reports. Boston Globe

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Former Medford police chief knew of major payroll scandal, but didn’t seek outside probe

Weeks after news broke last year of a payroll fraud scandal within the State Police force, longtime Medford Police Chief Leo A. Sacco Jr. learned that about a quarter of the officers in his own department were allegedly padding their pay by either falsifying their hours or skipping out on detail shifts.

Following an anonymous tip, Sacco quietly conducted his own monthslong inquiry and had numerous officers admit to him that they had fleeced a contractor paying for traffic safety patrols at a construction project, according to an internal report obtained by the Globe.

Ultimately, the chief handed down no discipline and issued no written reprimands.

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Related: 20 Medford police officers suspended without pay in probe of details at construction site

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