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Former water department worker indicted for water supply tampering | WWLP

STOUGHTON, Mass. (WWLP)– A Brockton man has been charged with tampering with the water supply in Stoughton.

According to U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston, Robert J. Bullock, Sr., aged 58, is a former Stoughton Water Department employee. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on two counts of making false statements and one count of tampering with a water system.

Prosecutors say that on November 29, 2022, Bullock went into one of the Water Department’s pumping stations and turned off the pump that introduces chlorine into drinking water, causing disinfected water to move into the drinking water system . It is alleged that when he was questioned about his involvement he made false statements to federal investigators.

If found guilty on all charges, Bullock could face over 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.

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