Former State Police Union Head, Ex-lobbyist Sentenced For Kickback Scheme

MASSACHUSETTS — The former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, along with the union's former lobbyist, were resentenced on Wednesday on racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice, and tax crimes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Dana A. Pullman, the union’s president, and Anne M. Lynch, the union's lobbyist, were resentenced in connection with a scheme where the pair turned SPAM into a racketeering enterprise, using Pullman’s position and power to defraud SPAM members, the state, and the IRS, the USAO said. Pullman was also accused of using SPAM money for personal expenses for himself and his then-girlfriend.

Pullman, 64, of Worcester, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release, and was also ordered to pay $43,915 in restitution. His co-conspirator, Lynch, 75 of Hull, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and one year of supervised release, along with $41,795 in restitution.

In November 2022, Pullman and Lynch were convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. Pullman was also convicted of aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax return.

In May 2023, Pullman and Lynch were sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years in prison, respectively. But in June 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed three of the pairs' wire fraud convictions and some of Lynch’s convictions.

The First Circuit affirmed the defendants’ remaining convictions and remanded the case to the District Court for resentencing, the USAO said.

Pullman was a trooper who served as president of SPAM, an association comprising more than 1,500 Troopers and Sergeants from the Massachusetts State Police, from 2012 to his resignation in September 2018.

For the six years Pullman was president, the USAO said that he and Lynch turned SPAM into a racketeering enterprise, using Pullman’s position to defraud SPAM members, the state, and the IRS.

Pullman and Lynch defrauded SPAM members and the state of their right to honest services when Lynch paid Pullman a $20,000 kickback in connection with a settlement agreement between SPAM and the state. The defendants hid the payment to avoid reporting and paying taxes on that money, the USAO said.

In addition to stealing money together, Pullman stole money from SPAM on his own. For two years, Pullman used the SPAM debit card to pay personal expenses for himself and his then-girlfriend, including a personal lunch in New York featuring champagne and caviar and a vacation to Miami, officials said.

“Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch ran the Massachusetts State Police union like an old-school racket, siphoning money from troopers, deceiving the Commonwealth, hiding income from the IRS and then lying when they got caught. Their conduct was deliberate, sustained and corrosive,” said U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley. “The men and women of the Massachusetts State Police deserve leaders who protect their interests, not exploit them. No badge, title or power shields anyone from accountability.”

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