Authorities issued a dishonorable discharge to a Massachusetts State Police sergeant charged in connection to a commercial driver’s license bribery scandal .
Sergeant Gary Cederquist, 58, of Stoughton, retired from the department effective Thursday after being suspended without pay on Wednesday, according to a state police spokesperson.
Cederquist and five others were charged in a federal indictment for allegedly giving commercial driver’s licenses to unqualified applicants in exchange for personal kickbacks, including a $10,000 driveway makeover, free snowblowers, high-end bottled water, and cases of coffee and tea.
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Trooper Joel Rogers, 54, of Bridgewater, retired MSP members Calvin Butner and Perry Mendes, as well as two civilians, Scott Camara, 42, of Rehoboth, and Eric Mathison, 47, of Boston, were also charged in connection with the bribery scheme.
A determination for the troopers’ pensions will be made by the state retirement board and not the state police, according to the department spokesperson.