BOSTON ― Six people, including two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers, were charged Tuesday in an alleged scheme to give passing scores for commercial driver’s licenses in exchange for bribes, the U.S. attorney’s office said .
In a 74-count indictment, prosecutors accused the troopers of falsifying records and conspiring to give preferential treatment to at least 17 commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) applicants from around May 2019 to January 2023. The troopers passed drivers who even failed their skills tests and used the code word “golden” to identify these applicants, according to the charging document.
Current state police Sgt. Gary Cederquist, 58, of Stoughton, and Trooper Joel Rogers, 54, of Bridgewater, were arrested Tuesday. Retired troopers Calvin Butner, 63, of Halifax, and Perry Mendes, 63, of Wareham, were taken into custody Monday in Florida.
Two civilians were also indicted: Scott Camara, 42, of Rehoboth, an instructor at a truck driving school in Brockton; and Eric Mathison, 47, of Boston, a water supply company employee.