The latest alleged law enforcement misconduct in Mass, Feb. 15-22

A quick bit of housekeeping: I’m planning to publish these police misconduct news roundups on a weekly basis from now on rather than every other week. With that said, here are the media reports of alleged law enforcement misconduct in Massachusetts that I’ve tracked during the last week.

First, here are the incidents involving federal law enforcement, all of which involve immigration agents:

• “A federal judge has barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from conducting raids at churches across Massachusetts and other parts of New England. The preliminary injunction ruling, filed Friday by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, came in response to a lawsuit filed in July 2025 by several local churches that argued a new federal policy exposed their congregants to immigration enforcement during services and other church‑run programs. … He noted this injunction only applies to churches affiliated with the groups who sued this past July, not all places of worship.” (MassLive)
• “Brockton woman who is six months pregnant has spent nearly a week in the hospital after being detained by ICE agents. Djeniffer Ribeiro-Semedo told Boston 25 News she slept on concrete benches in a cell without beds for three days at the Burlington ICE facility. She said she did not receive nutritious food or adequate medical care. She was transported to the hospital on Feb. 13 after complaining of severe abdominal pain.” (Boston 25 News)

And here are the stories involving state and local law enforcement:

State Police cover-up

• “A scandal involving a State Police homicide detective has led to finger-pointing between the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office and defense attorneys, raising questions about who knew the details of a fatal 2023 crash and why it took over two years for certain facts to surface. At the center of the controversy is State Police Sergeant Scott Quigley, a veteran investigator who worked alongside prosecutors in the Middlesex DA’s office.” (Boston 25 News)

• “Lynn Schettino, of Saugus, fought back tears as she spoke about her son. Thirty-seven-year-old Angelo Schettino—born with a genetic disorder that later left him paralyzed—was heading home from an eye appointment in a wheelchair van when the vehicle was struck head-on. … New revelations have led to accusations of a possible cover-up by the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) to protect one of their own.” (Boston 25 News)
• “Defense attorneys in the Phan murder retrial have filed a motion seeking an evidentiary hearing into what they describe as a State Police cover‑up surrounding a fatal 2023 crash in which Sgt. Scott Quigley — a key investigator in the case — was allegedly intoxicated and driving nearly twice the speed limit. The filings, submitted in Middlesex Superior Court on Friday, ask to subpoena 19 current and former law‑enforcement officials — including Quigley — to testify under oath about how the Woburn crash was handled and when key information was disclosed.” (Lowell Sun)
• “The family of a special-needs man who died after a December 2023 crash caused by State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley is preparing to expand their wrongful-death lawsuit to include civil rights violations. Attorney Mike Mahoney, who represents Lynn Schettino, the mother of 37-year-old Angelo Schettino, said State Police supervisors not only withheld information about the head-on crash in Woburn — in which Quigley was allegedly driving nearly twice the speed limit and under the influence — but also misled the family about the status of the investigation.” (Lowell Sun)

Enrique Delgado-Garcia case

• “More than a week after their indictments were announced, we still don’t know when the four members of the Massachusetts State Police will be arraigned on charges in connection with the death of a state police recruit [Enrique Delgado-Garcia]. … Lt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodrigues, David Montanez, and Casey Lamonte face charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury. Penton is also facing a perjury charge.” (Boston 25 News)
• “Massachusetts State Police has suspended four members of its department with pay in the wake of state prosecutors charging them with involuntary manslaughter in a recruit’s death, the police department announced [on February 19].” (MassLive)

More misconduct allegations

• “A jury-waived trial [continues] over a car crash involving a Holyoke police detective and an Easthampton cop working for an FBI task force. Jessica Lee Roy, a Holyoke officer, sued Luis A. Rivera after he crashed into her car while in a Jeep owned by the federal government, according to court records.” (MassLive)
• “A Hanover police officer was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run after someone who had been a passenger in his vehicle reported his involvement in the crash. Thomas Hayes, a 36-year-old Hanover resident, was arrested [February 16] and charged with motor vehicle homicide, as well as leaving the scene of an accident following personal injury or death.” (MassLive)
• “After winning an appeal that overturned three of his convictions, a former State Police union president was resentenced [on February 18] to two years in federal prison for kickback schemes, six months shorter than his initial sentence, prosecutors said. Dana A. Pullman, 64, a trooper who represented more than 1,500 troopers and sergeants, had sought a sentence of time served, along with a one-year term of home confinement, followed by two years of supervised release.” (Boston Globe; paywalled)
• “A Westborough police officer has admitted to sufficient facts for driving under the influence and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. The officer, William Kearney, has been placed on probation for one year and must complete a driver alcohol safety program.” (MetroWest Daily News)

Other News

Local law enforcement working with ICE (GBH)

Local law enforcement is cooperating with federal immigration authorities in more ways than previously disclosed, public documents reviewed by GBH News show.

More than 60 public records obtained by the social services nonprofit Citizens for Juvenile Justice and shared with GBH News show that local officers have shared immigrants’ identities and locations with federal immigration authorities while they’re in custody.

AG Campbell opposes state auditor’s lawsuit (WBUR)

Attorney General Andrea Campbell has a message for the state auditor: Don’t run to the high court without the AG's permission.

In a court filing [on February 19], Campbell asked the Supreme Judicial Court to toss out a lawsuit Auditor Diana DiZoglio filed [the prior] week. DiZoglio is looking to force the Massachusetts House and Senate to hand over documents as part of an audit of their inner workings.

Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question last year to give DiZoglio the power to audit the Legislature. But lawmakers have resisted turning over records to her, and the Campbell so far has not agreed to take legal action against the Legislature on the auditor's behalf.

State auditor says governor won’t return her calls (MASSterList):

The auditor had asked the governor to “stand with me to demand the Legislature comply and the AG enforce the [audit] law so she wouldn’t get hit with political shrapnel so to speak with respect to the Legislature’s lawbreaking,” [State Auditor Diana] DiZoglio said. “I wish she would’ve helped us with this but as it stands she hasn’t returned my calls in over a year.”

In response, a Healey spokesperson said, “Governor [Maura] Healey has been clear that she voted for the audit and believes it should happen. She is happy to talk to the Auditor at any time.”

If you haven't read it yet, check out my story about Maura Healey’s continued collaboration with ICE:

Maura Healey on ICE: “I support them”

Massachusetts governor declines to end state’s partnership with ICE

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