Dana Pullman, the former Massachusetts State Police union president facing federal charges, wants permission to keep in touch with two longtime friends, both of whom are current or former members of the union’s executive board.

In a motion filed in federal court, Pullman said federal prosecutors provided his lawyer with a list of people Pullman is is prohibited from contacting as a condition of his pre-trial release.

The list includes 51 names of “potential victims and witnesses.” Additionally, Pullman was told to not contact any current or former members of the State Police Association of Massachusetts’ Executive Board, Pullman’s lawyer Martin Weinberg wrote in the motion.

Pullman, 57, of Worcester, and Anne M. Lynch, 68, of Hull, were charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services wire fraud and obstruction of justice in federal court last month.

Lynch is a former Beacon Hill lobbyist.

Pullman retired in 2018 as the federal probe was underway and now receives an annual pension of $62,974, paid in monthly installments of $5,248 after his retirement in November, according to state records.

Federal authorities accuse Pullman and Lynch of defrauding the union in a kickback scheme that steered work to Lynch’s firm.

In federal records, an FBI investigator accuses Pullman of running SPAM like a mob boss, pressuring executive board members to authorize payments they thought were too high and used the SPAM debit card for personal dinners, vacations and flowers without telling board members.

Pullman, in his motion to clarify conditions of his pre-trial release, states one former and one current member of SPAM’s executive board are longtime friends.

Michael Sullivan is a former executive board member and has been friends with Pullman for more than 30 years, the motion said. Sullivan also lives in Worcester, in fact, he is 10 minutes from Pullman’s home.

The two see one another at sporting events, the motion said.

Tim Gillespie, a current board member, is a close family friend, Weinberg wrote.

“Mr. Pullman and Mr. Gillespie traveled together on SPAM business and also attend charity events together,” the motion reads.

Both men are listed as current or former representatives of the various troops within the state police.

“It is an unavoidable truth that, notwithstanding the presumption of innocence, the mere accusation of criminal conduct deeply burdens a defendant’s life,” Weinberg wrote. “Mr. Pullman should not, however, be required to terminate decades-long personal relationships because of the government’s apparent skepticism that he will comply with his legal obligation to refrain from discussing the case with potential witnesses.”

Pullman knows any discussion of the pending case with potential witnesses would be a violation of a court order.

Weinberg further writes that the two friends have already provided statements and/or testimony to the government.

The motion requests a hearing to amend his conditions of release to clarify that Pullman can be in contact with Sullivan and Gillespie.

Weinberg wrote in the motion that he did discuss with prosecutors about the breadth of the potential victims and witnesses list.

“While Mr. Pullman has no intention of discussing his pending case with anyone on the list, and acknowledges that doing so would risk contempt sanctions, several of the designated individuals are his family members or close personal friends,” the motion reads. “The government agreed that Mr. Pullman should be permitted to maintain contact (but not discuss the case) with his wife, his brother-in-law, and one long-standing friend (Greg Hill).”

In a federal affidavit filed in the criminal case, authorities said in a settlement on behalf of the Massachusetts State Police, stemming from complaints that troopers weren’t properly compensated for working scheduled days off, the association received $350,000 from the commonwealth as part of a multi-million settlement on behalf of members.

The union paid $350,000 to Lynch’s firm in two checks, in addition to monthly payments to the lobbying firm, around the time a settlement agreement was reached.

A member of SPAM leadership complained about the firm receiving the $350,000, authorities said.

Pullman allegedly reacted to the complaint by pounding on the table and yelling, “Stop breaking my f****** balls and give me the check,” according to the federal criminal complaint.

Lynch, according to authorities, wrote herself a $50,000 check and then wrote out a $20,000 check to Pullman’s wife, who deposited it into a joint account she shares with her husband.

Pullman and Lynch are accused of trying to hide financial records from a federal grand jury subpoena and asked an attorney representing the union to delay producing the records.

Weinberg has said his client denies all the charges.

“He was a successful president. The union in 2018 was far better, stronger, healthier than it was in 2012,” Weinberg told reporters after his client was brought to federal court last month. “Mr. Pullman did not act in any respect to compromise his loyalty or to betray his trust in the union.”

Pullman joined the Massachusetts State Police in 1987 and served as treasurer for SPAM before being named president in 2012.

He made just over $108,000 in pay last year, including $78,410 in base pay, $28,578 in buyout pay and $1,075 in pay categorized by the state as “other.” He did not receive overtime pay for the year.

He took in another $71,000 annually from the union.

The case against Pullman comes as several troopers involved in what is commonly known as the overtime scandal are seeing their pension undergo reviews by the state.

Several troopers charged in federal court in the overtime scandal have already been sentenced. There are pending charges against three troopers, all lieutenants, in state court.

Troopers from Troop E, which was disbanded during the overtime abuse allegations, were accused of forging documents, writing fake citations and skipping shifts while taking part in a specialized overtime patrol program.