According to NBC 10 in Providence, a former union treasurer and police officer of New Bedford Police Department was sentenced yesterday for stealing almost 50 thousand dollars in union funds. The 41 year old Joshua Fernandes, was sentenced to three months in prison and two years of supervised release. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office of Massachusetts, Fernandes is expected to serve the first six months of his release in home confinement. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark Wolf also ordered Fernandes to pay $47.851 in restitution.

Fernandes pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in October of 2021 and Prosecutors said he spent the cash on beach vacations, family outings, phone bills and used a personal credit card where he paid himself back with union money.