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Trooper Joel Rogers, 54, of Bridgewater, retired from the department effective Tuesday after being suspended without pay since last month, according to a state police spokesperson.
Massachusetts State Police issued a dishonorable discharge to Trooper Joel Rogers on Tuesday.
A police sergeant accepted a snow blower, a plunge pool and boxes of coffee in exchange for allowing people to pass their driving test.
Two troopers were suspended without pay after they were indicted on federal offenses related a licensing scandal, Mass. State Police said.
The veteran trooper was charged in a federal indictment with giving commercial driver’s licenses to unqualified applicants in exchange for personal kickbacks.