BOSTON (WPRI) — Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers and two civilians are facing charges in an alleged scheme to give commercial driver’s licenses to people who didn’t earn them.
The following people have been indicted on three counts each of conspiracy to falsify records, extortion, and conspiracy to commit extortion, along with six counts of mail fraud, 31 counts of falsification of records, 27 counts of false statements, and one count of perjury:
- Scott Camara, 42, of Rehoboth
- Eric Mathison, 47, of Boston
- Gary Cederquist, 58, of Stoughton
- Joel Rogers, 54, of Bridgewater
- Calvin Butner, 63, of Halifax
- Perry Mendes, 63, of Wareham
According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Sgt. Cederquist was in charge of the Commercial Driver Licensing (CDL) Unit, where Trooper Rogers and retired Troopers Butner and Mendes were members. The unit is supposed to make sure CDLs are being handed out to those who meet federal safety requirements, but prosecutors say that didn’t happen.