NHPD’s White gets 38 months
Former narcotics cop found guilty of embezzlement, bribery; stress-disorder claims rejected
The former head of the New Haven Police Department’s narcotics-enforcement unit, William “Billy” White, was sentenced Monday to 38 months in prison for taking bribes and embezzling money from crime scenes.
With White set to start serving that sentence in June — 15 months after the FBI revealed its New Haven sting operation, which investigated corruption in the NHPD and particularly its narcotics unit — the department’s most prominent “bad boy” will finally be behind bars.
“When a police officer such as Mr. White turns into a criminal such as those he devoted his life to...
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