BOSTON — A Boston Police officer has pleaded to sending a driver a bogus traffic ticket after a road rage incident in 2019.
Christopher Curtis, 37, pleaded guilty to six indictments charging forgery, uttering, false report by a public employee, obtaining criminal offender record information (CORI) under false pretenses, witness intimidation and misleading an investigation.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, and ordered to have no contact with the victim and pay restitution of $525, which the victim was forced to pay during his efforts to fight the ticket in court, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.
Curtis’ convictions have also been reported to the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission for potential action regarding his retirement benefits, according to the D.A. The Boston Police Department says Curtis is currently suspended, without pay.
The plea stems from an incident in March, 2019 on I-93 south in Stoneham.
Prosecutors say after the road rage incident, Curtis used his position as a Boston Police officer to run the victim’s license plate and sent the victim a traffic citation in the mail a week later.
“Included with the $790 ticket was a threatening, handwritten note challenging the victim to dispute the ticket.” according to the D.A.
“As a result of the criminal case, Curtis is included in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Law Enforcement Automatic Discovery database. This database identifies law enforcement officers whose credibility as a potential witness has been called into question,” according to the D.A.
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