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More Hidden State Police Perks Revealed

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A Massachusetts State Police officer keeps watch over a line of people waiting to pass through security before rehearsal for the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Esplanade in Boston in 2016. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Massachusetts is experiencing long delays in police recruits, particularly candidates of color, due to a lack of sufficient funding at the state Civil Service Commission. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Members of Massachusetts State Police Troop F earned up to $13,000 per year in previously undisclosed per diem payments, according to the Boston Globe. This follows previous scandals, including one troop's salaries that had been hidden for nearly a decade and overtime fraud for another troop.

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Matt Rocheleau, reporter for the Boston Globe. He tweets @mrochele.

This segment aired on April 18, 2018.

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