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Hudson Valley-based state trooper pleads guilty to lying to investigators

A state trooper faces jail time after guilty plea for lying to federal investigators.

News 12 Staff

Feb 19, 2026, 5:36 AM

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A Hudson Valley state trooper has pleaded guilty in a Dutchess County drug case.

A U.S. Attorney says 43-year-old Michael O’Flaherty admitted that he tipped off a confidential informant and drug dealer about a federal fentanyl probe.

Prosecutors add that O’Flaherty then made false statements to the feds to cover his tracks.

The Poughkeepsie man is set to be sentenced July 21.

He faces a maximum of up to five years in prison.

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