Crime
The former union president and lobbyist were arrested in August 2019 and have been embroiled in the charges ever since.
A former Massachusetts State Police union president and the union’s former lobbyist were sentenced Wednesday for racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice, and tax crimes, according to prosecutors.
Dana Pullman, 64, of Worcester, was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. Pullman, who was a state trooper from 1987 to 2018, was also ordered to pay $43,915 in restitution.
Anne Lynch, 75, of Hull, was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release,…
Identity theft is the “foundational” fraud upon which many other crimes are built. It involves the unauthorized acquisition and use of a person’s personal identifying information (PII), such as an ID number, Social Security number, or passport details.
- How it works: Fraudsters obtain PII through data breaches, mail theft, or “social engineering” (tricking people into revealing details). Once they have this data, they can open new bank accounts, apply for credit cards or loans, and even receive medical treatment under your name.
- Synthetic Identity Fraud: A sophisticated variation where criminals combine real and fabricated information to create a completely new, “synthetic” person. This is particularly difficult to detect because there is no single victim to report the suspicious activity initially.