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Bodybuilding Mass. correctional officer allegedly disabled for 20 years

More than 15,000 public employees in Massachusetts are out of work, but still getting a paycheck because they’re considered disabled

By Mike Beaudet
My Fox Boston

BOSTON — More than 15,000 public employees in Massachusetts are out of work, but still getting a paycheck because they’re considered disabled.

FOX Undercover is raising questions about how the state keeps tabs on them after an unusual example surfaced involving a retired prison guard who has been off the job since 1995 because he says he is too injured to work.

45-year-old Mark Lovell appeared to be at the top of his game when he won two first-place awards in March at the 2015 Powerhouse Classic in Connecticut.

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