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Former Boston police sergeant and a current officer agree to plead guilty in connection with overtime fraud scheme at evidence warehouse Updated May 13, 2021; A former Boston police sergeant and a Boston police officer have agreed to plead guilty in connection with ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. George Finch, the 59-year-old former sergeant, and Officer Michael Murphy, 61, were charged w...

Former sergeant George Finch and Officer Michael Murphy separately have agreed to plead guilty to charges they face in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the department’s evidence warehouse, officials said Thursday.

One former Boston police officer and one current officer have agreed to plead guilty to charges connected to an investigation into overtime fraud at the department’s evidence warehouse, federal prosecutors said. Former Sgt. George Finch, 59, of Franklin, will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds, the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said in a statement Thursday. Finch collected more tha...