Former Union President and Former Lobbyist Sentenced for Stealing Union Funds and Lying to Federal Investigators

BOSTON - The former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and the union's former Massachusetts lobbyist were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax crimes.

Dana A. Pullman, 64, of Worcester, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to two years in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release. Pullman was also ordered to pay $43,915 in restitution. Anne M. Lynch, 75, of Hull, was sentenced by Judge Stearns to 15 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release. Lynch was also ordered to pay $41,795 in restitution.

In November 2022, Pullman and his co-conspirator Anne M. Lynch, the union's former Massachusetts lobbyist, were convicted by a federal jury of one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of honest services wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Pullman was also convicted of two additional counts of wire fraud and two counts of aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return. Lynch was convicted of an additional count of obstruction of justice and four counts 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, on the convicted counts. In June 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed three of the defendants' wire fraud convictions and one of Lynch's tax convictions, and reversed one of Lynch's obstruction of justice convictions. The First Circuit affirmed the defendants' remaining convictions and remanded the case to the District Court for resentencing.

"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 United States 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."

"Former Massachusetts State Police Trooper and union boss Dana Pullman should know better than anyone: crime doesn't pay. Yet he joined forces with lobbyist Anne Lynch to run the State Police Association of Massachusetts like an organized criminal enterprise to rake in thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks for their own financial gain - at the cost of their integrity, careers, and freedom," said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. "The public's trust is critical for our justice system to function properly. That's why the FBI will do everything in its power to root out those whose criminal conduct violates that trust."

"This case underscores a serious breach of public trust. Mr. Pullman and Ms. Lynch exploited their positions of trust and authority for their own personal gain, betraying the very people they were meant to serve. The reversal of some convictions does not erase the damage wrought by years of fraudulent financial conduct, including the misuse of union funds and tax evasion. IRS-CI remains committed to upholding accountability, protecting the integrity of public institutions, and ensuring that no one is above the law," said Thomas Demeo, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office.

SPAM is an association consisting of more than 1,500 Troopers and Sergeants from the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). SPAM acts as the exclusive bargaining agent between its members and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding the terms and conditions of SPAM members' employment. Pullman, who was a trooper from 1987 to 2018, was the President of SPAM from 2012 until his resignation on Sept. 28, 2018. Lynch's lobbying firm represented SPAM during the same time period, in exchange for monthly retainer payments.

For the six years that Pullman was President of the union, Pullman and Lynch turned SPAM into a racketeering enterprise, using Pullman's position and power to defraud SPAM members, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the IRS. Among other things, Pullman and Lynch defrauded SPAM members and the Commonwealth of their right to honest services from Pullman when Lynch paid Pullman a $20,000 kickback in connection with a settlement agreement between SPAM and the Commonwealth. The defendants hid the payment in a manner designed to avoid reporting and paying taxes on that income to the IRS.

In addition to stealing money from SPAM with Lynch, Pullman stole money from SPAM on his own. Over the course of two years, Pullman used the SPAM debit card to pay personal expenses for him and his then-girlfriend. This included a celebratory personal lunch in New York featuring champagne and caviar and a vacation to Miami.

In 2018, when a federal grand jury issued subpoenas as part of the investigation of this matter, Pullman encouraged the SPAM Treasurer to lie that SPAM had a policy to destroy expense records after a year. Additionally, Lynch attempted to obstruct the grand jury's investigation by lying to investigators.

U.S. Foley, FBI SAC Docks and IRS SAC Demeo made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristina E. Barclay and Neil J. Gallagher Jr. of the Criminal Division prosecuted the case.