Former Chicopee Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Threatening Police Chief Candidate

Lynn Clark admitted to sending 99 threatening messages, disrupting the hiring process and causing the candidate to withdraw their application.

Lynn Clark, the former superintendent of Chicopee Public Schools in Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements related to 99 threatening text messages sent to a candidate for police chief in 2021.
The threatening messages, sent from fictitious phone numbers purchased through a mobile app, disrupted the hiring process in Chicopee, causing the candidate to withdraw their application.
Clark initially lied to investigators, claiming she received threatening messages from unknown numbers and suggesting other city workers may be responsible.
Phone and internet records revealed that Clark purchased the fictitious numbers and sent the threatening messages. She later admitted to these actions.
Clark's charges each carry a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10,000. Sentencing is scheduled for April 30.