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Matt covers “things that work,” stories about efforts locally and beyond that have succeeded, or hold great promise, in improving government, business, policy, and other aspects of life. He first wrote for the Globe in 2009, as a student reporter in the newspaper’s co-op program. After graduating from UMass Amherst a year later, he returned to the Globe and has worked here ever since, reporting primarily on data-driven stories, city neighborhoods, transportation, business, and higher education.
Leo Sacco received a tip about alleged fraud. Some officers admitted it, according to an internal investigation. But no one was disciplined.
The investigations into the force follow investigations into overtime abuses by state troopers and centers on allegations that the officers in some cases did not work their full four-hour overtime shifts.
Governor Charlie Baker named Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Mason as the next colonel and superintendent of the State Police Wednesday, an appointment made necessary when Colonel Kerry Gilpin announced her retirement after 25 years on the force.
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