Three Massachusetts State Police troopers, 2 retired and one suspended, have been arrested on charges of theft of government funds in connection with no-show overtime shifts.

Records on file in US District Court in Boston show the troopers are: Troopers Gary Herman, 45, of Chester; Paul Cesan, 50, of Southwick; and Lt. David Wilson, 57, of Charlton.

All three had been assigned to the former Troop E.

Wilson, who was the officer-in-charge of several overtime shifts, and Cesan both retired amid the investigation into alleged theft of funds while working overtime patrol shifts on the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Herman was suspended.

A short affidavit on file in federal court said the troopers received money in excess of $10,000 under one of more federal programs.

The affidavit states the money was used for wages for overtime hours.

A short affidavit on file in federal court said the troopers received money in of excess of $10,000 under one of more federal programs.

The arrests are tied to "no-show" shifts during Accident Injury Reduction Effort patrols, known as AIRE patrols, on the Massachusetts Turnpike in 2016 and "X Patrols," which were discontinued in 2017.

An investigation showed that Lt. Wilson received $12,450 in overtime pay that he did not work in 2016, while Trooper Herman earned $12,468 for shifts that he left early or did not show up for. Trooper Cesar earned $29,000 for overtime shifts he did not work.

"As alleged, they concealed the fraud by submitting citations that were issued previously, altered to create the appearance that the citation was issued during the overtime shift, and/or submitted citations that were never issues and never took place," the US Attorney's Office said in a release distributed before a press conference inside the federal Moakley Courthouse.

The investigation remains ongoing, according to the US Attorney's Office.