If it can happen here with drugs, it can happen with DNA. Instead of addicts and dealers, we could see rapists, murderers and child molesters walk free with an apology. If it was MY family member...
Former state crime lab chemist claims to hold advanced UMass degree, but college officials have no records to validate claim A chemist who resigned from the state crime lab after allegedly mishandling thousands of drug samples used in criminal prosecutions may have misrepresented her academic qualifications. Annie Dookhan testified under oath to holding a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, but UMass officials say they have no record of her enrollment in a graduate program, nor of awarding her an advanced degree. Dookhan, who left the state crime lab earlier this year after allegations surfaced, received her undergraduate degree from UMass-Boston in 2001, according to school officials. UMass-Amherst officials also have stated that Dookhan was never a student at the Hampshire County school. http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/dumped_state_crime_lab_scienti.html
Clearly up to NFG, but she's made the right associations so she'll likely skate like certain individuals who practice law without a license.
This bitch failed integrity checks at nearly every turn, did her job with no honor and with extreme malice. I hope she is either looking at sunshine through bars, is personally sued by people she fucked over, or eats a big brick of polonium.
The I can't believe is... nobody checked out her resume? Seriously? They didn't request documentation? I had to come up with my high school AND failed college transcripts ! This is only the tip of the iceberg of the incompetance of the DPH.
We all make mistakes, even me. Though granted I don't think I'd ruin THOUSANDS of drug cases with MY screwups.
Tanking all these cases- she should be charged with perjury, tampering anything that might stick-maybe even bring the Feds in for charges, or she could go work for Prof Warren's campaign
Exactly! I sure hope the hell something comes out of the criminal probe and she gets charged with something. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
They have her cold on perjury charges. What bugs me is, why did she target this lab? Was it to deliberately interfere with cases? Steal drugs? What? Why? They weren't "screw ups" she KNEW what she was doing, and did it deliberately.
Arrest warrants issued for Dookhan in drug lab scandal BOSTON (WHDH) -- Arrest warrants have been issued for the chemist at the center of the state drug lab scandal. Sources said the charges against Annie Dookhan include two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of falsely claiming to have a degree. Read more: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/south/12008654191891/arrest-warrants-issued-for-dookhan-in-drug-lab-scandal/#ixzz27mMOLxNZWhat's the MGL for "falsely claiming to have a degree"? And is there an MGL for "falsely claiming to have graduated from a police academy"?
With a record like this shes a lock for the next Mass AG. I heard the SEIU,ACLU,Warren,Gates,Holder and the FFs Union have already backed her.
In custody !! I don't understand the charges they stated, and I didn't know lying about a college degree was a crime.
someone WMS1a this and get me the cites. I have a stack of CrimComplaintAps next to me; I'm ready to fire off a few after getting the c/s for lying about job qualifications.
266 is where all the fraud and misrepresentation comes in. With 1100 inmates waiting to get out, i'll bet they just hit her with single scheme and then slap her on the wrist.
I'm sure there's a ton of fun for you to explore in 266. It's a good time. (That thread is closed so I cannot update it but 266/69 is what you can use for improper display of SPAM or MPA stickers if you are inclined to do so.)
Funny whenever I apply for a warrant it is denied unless I can show the defendant would not answer to a summons, so why was a warrant issued in this case?
10,000 bail? Hopefully she doesn't experience too much swelling at the site of that slap on the wrist.
She withdrew $4K and they felt it created a flight risk. Apparently the judge feels #10K is going to keep her here.
Felony with a huge media attention coupled with a very strong reason to flee from prosecution. If your court isn't approving your arrest warrant applications, they either suck, or something is missing in your affidavit. I have yet to have applied for an arrest warrant and have it come back to me for a re-do for a summons Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
On the news they refer to the act of lying about her degree, but I believe she is actually charged with perjury.
