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A former New York state trooper was sentenced to six months in jail for staging his own shooting while on the job

Thomas J. Mascia, 28, claimed he was shot by a "Black or dark-skinned" driver during a traffic stop in October 2024

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly called Mascia's actions "as meticulously calculated as they were disgraceful"

A former New York state trooper will spend six months in jail after staging his own shooting while on the job.

Thomas J. Mascia, 28, pleaded guilty in May to a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence, as well as two misdemeanors: falsely reporting an incident and official misconduct, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office said in an Oct. 22 press release .

Prosecutors said Mascia reported that he was shot

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