BOSTON (WWLP) - A former Massachusetts State Police trooper was sentenced to prison for his role in a conspiracy to falsify Commercial Driver's License (CDL) test scores.

In a news release from the Department of Justice, between May 2019 and January 2023, 64-year-old Calvin Butner of Halifax and three other members of the CDL Unit conspired to give passing scores to at least 17 CDL applicants, regardless of their actual performance.

Butner texted the following comments to a co-conspirator: • “This guys a mess. . . . Lol. He owes u a prime rib 6inch.” • “Golden mess. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣” • “He’s a mess Class A truck 2psi loss with truck running truck cut our again while timing 🤣🤣🤣🤣” • “Total mess this guy[.] i think some time[s] we should just do what we can but not golden. I’ll tell

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