A federal judge sentenced a former detective with the Stoneham Police Department to two years probation for hiding a series of evictions and using a family member’s credit report to obtain an apartment lease.

Robert Kennedy of Stoneham will serve the first 90 days of the probation in home confinement with electronic monitoring. The 54-year-old will also have to pay more than $14,000 in restitution, according to the Acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy’s office.

Levy said the sentencing sent a “clear message” that no one is above the law.

“We remain steadfast in our commitment to hold accountable those who exploit their positions and engage in fraudulent activities that compromise the very principles they are sworn to uphold,” Levy said in a statement.

Kennedy lied to and defrauded three landlords from February 2020 through June 2023 in an effort to get apartments “he had no intention of paying for,” Levy’s office said.

“After moving in, Kennedy would intentionally withhold rent payments, despite making $141,000 – $187,000 a year from the Stoneham Police Department. As a result, Kennedy lived in the apartments rent-free by taking advantage of the slow eviction process,” prosecutors said.

In the most recent case, prosecutors said Kennedy provided false information during the rental application process, including the date of birth and social security number of a relative.

“The landlord relied on the information from the fraudulently obtained tenant screening report to approve Kennedy’s rental application and give Kennedy a lease for the apartment. Additionally, Kennedy immediately and intentionally violated the terms of the lease by giving the landlord bad checks for his rent and security deposit and failing to make subsequent rent payments,” prosecutors said.

Kennedy lived in that apartment for four months without making rent payments, Levy’s office said. Prosecutors said Levy owes the landlord roughly $14,000 in overdue rent.

“Former Stoneham Police Department Detective Robert Kennedy broke laws he was sworn to enforce, and in doing so, failed his department, and betrayed the trust of three landlords whom he lied to and defrauded. In no uncertain terms, today’s sentence demonstrates that no one is above the law,” said Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Division.