Convicted cop will keep $60,000 pension

Topline: Detective Robert Kennedy left his job after pleading guilty to wire fraud, but the retirement board in Stoneham, Mass. ruled last month that he will receive his $5,000 monthly pension anyway.

His pension — worth $60,000 per year — will be the 40th-highest out of 286 Stoneham retirees, based on the latest available data at OpenTheBooks.com.

Key facts: Kennedy was convicted in federal court last year after an NBC10 Boston investigation found he had dodged $50,000 in rent payments...