A former Brockton police officer and federal employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was ordered to pay back funds he accepted from veterans and their families to approve and expedite benefits and disability claims, according to court records.
Michael Darrah, of Taunton, a former benefits service representative at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Rhode Island, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 26, to pay back nearly $30,000 in restitution to the veterans and families he is accused of extorting as part of a bribery scheme, court records show.
Darrah was indicted in federal court in November 2023 on three counts of bribery and one count each of extortion, gratuity received by a public official and witness tampering. He pleaded guilty to all six charges in July 2025…