A day after a federal jury convicted a former MBTA Transit Police sergeant for helping falsify a report to coverup the beating of a homeless man, the department’s top official accused Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden of failing to pass “the smell test” by previously dropping state charges against the officer.

Transit Police Chief Kenneth Green said in a statement that the department was grateful for the “unbiased and ethical handling” of David Finnerty’s case by the US attorney’s office, which obtained an indictment in August 2023 –10 months after Hayden dropped similar state charges citing new evidence that appeared to exonerate Finnerty.

“If not for their dedicated team of professionals, public corruption could run rampant and unchecked in Suffolk County,” said Green, cal

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