US EditionFormer Massachusetts state police sergeant found guilty of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers
- On Friday, former Massachusetts state police sergeant Gary Cederquist was convicted for accepting bribes in exchange for passing individuals on their commercial driver license tests.
- Between mid-2019 and early 2023, Cederquist and others manipulated records to falsely award passing scores to at least 17 commercial driver’s license applicants who had failed their skills examinations.
- Bribes involved items such as a snowblower and driveway work, while troopers used the term 'golden' in messages to signal that a candidate had been marked as passing.
- Cederquist was found guilty on close to 50 separate charges, among them two conspiracy charges related to extortion and six charges of honest services mail fraud.
- Officials emphasized that the outcome demonstrates that individuals who exploit their authority for personal gain will be held fully accountable by the legal system.
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Former Massachusetts state police sergeant found guilty of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers
A former Massachusetts state police sergeant has been found guilty of taking part in a scheme to take bribes in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests. Fifty-nine-year-old Gary Cederquist, of Stoughton, was convicted of dozens of charges,…
Ex-Mass. State Police sergeant convicted in driver's license bribery scandal
A former Massachusetts State Police sergeant who was among six people charged in a scheme to take bribes in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests was found guilty in federal court Friday on most counts, prosecutors said. Gary Cederquist was the only one of the six to go to trial — the others took responsibility, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. The Stoughton resident was found guilty of extortio…
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In a shocking betrayal of public trust, Gary Cederquist, a 59-year-old former Massachusetts State Police sergeant from Stoughton, was convicted in Boston’s federal court on nearly 50 charges, including extortion, honest services mail fraud, and falsifying records. From 2019 to 2023, Cederquist o
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