Tests

Crime Lab Chemist Allegedly Tampered with Evidence for Years

August 15, 2013

The fallout continues in Massachusetts where a former crime lab chemist allegedly tampered with evidence from drug tests for years. Authorities say Annie Dookhan may have tampered with evidence in up to 40,000 cases. This means that thousands of people may have been falsely convicted. Several hundred convicts have already been released. The scandal is calling […]

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