Podcast appearances and mentions of Annie Dookhan

In this episode, John Collins builds on the themes and recommendations covered in episode 87, with regards to forensic laboratory accreditation and its strengths and limitations. Seven policy priorities are discussed to help forensic science laboratories, their parent agencies, and their jurisdictions prevent instances of catastrophic misconduct before they happen. Season:  5 Episode:  88 Duration: 1:00:18 YOUTUBE CHANNELS Main Podcast Channel Highlights Channel FROM OUR SPONSOR Learn About the Innovators at Promega International Symposium on Human Identification REFERENCED RESOURCES Article: A Reality Check on Crime Lab Backlogs ABOUT YOUR HOST John Morrey Collins is a leadership and expertise coach specializing in working with clients in authoritative, high-stakes occupations, but with a primary emphasis on serving leaders, professionals, and organizations that support our complicated systems of criminal and civil justice. John started his private practice, Critical Victories, in 2013 after retiring his award-winning, 20-year career as a forensic laboratory scientist and executive administrator, having served as the Director of Forensic Science for the State of Michigan. His forensic technical expertise was in the examination and testing of firearms and firearm-related evidence, having provided expert courtroom testimony in approximately 130 criminal trials, including death penalty cases and Daubert hearings. John is also the author of three books on forensic science and criminal justice reform. In 2022, he released his fourth book, “The New Superior – A Better Way to Be the One in Charge,” which is available in print and audio. John's many career highlights include his part in the forensic investigation of the Atlanta serial bombings, which included the bombing of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, as well as his 2013 participation in a historic meeting with the US Attorney General and other firearm experts to discuss the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. John has a master's degree in organizational management and is formally certified as a Senior HR Professional by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). In 2012, John was trained as a professional coach by the College of Executive Coaching, and he became certified as a Gallup Strengths Coach in 2022. He lives and works near Detroit, Michigan. For more books and other information, please visit www.criticalvictories.com.

Debbie Wood - The tabloids call her "Britain's most jealous woman" Find out why!!&Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan - Cheeky, scheming chemists. Who will find victory in the rank bank?Lily and Esther, flawed women and good friends, bring to light the ‘other' side of the so called “weaker sex” and put some truly horrible women up with the big bad boys. Until we have women who are just as horrifying as some men, we will never get the respect/fear we deserve.Lily Phillips https://twitter.com/lily_comedyEsther Manito https://twitter.com/esther_manitoA Turtle Canyon Comedy productionhttp://www.turtlecanyoncomedy.comOther Turtle Canyon podcastsLast Night Out - https://www.podfollow.com/1626986781Up Your Footfall - https://www.podfollow.com/1559039647Secret Artists with Annie McGrath - https://www.podfollow.com/1484654152Congrats on the new... - https://www.podfollow.com/1546243423If You're Happy, Do You Know It? - https://podfollow.com/1438256386/linksRandom Conversations About Movies - https://podfollow.com/1624004755Positive Soup! - https://podfollow.com/1618425085

The Massachusetts Inspector General made criminal referrals for multiple Hinton Lab Chemists, Supervisors and the Lab Director. They did this while never publicly admitting it. They also knowingly lied to the public when they said in their 2014 report on the Hinton Lab that Annie Dookhan was the lone bad actor at the Hinton Lab..Jamie, Ilays and Chris examine these newly unearthed criminal referrals from as far back as 2013 and going all the way up to 2015. We also look at evidence uncovered by Jamie that indicates that the Massachusetts State Police Lab also engaged in behavior that the Inspector General thought was egregious enough to refer Hinton Chemists for Criminal Referrals. No referrals have been made for any chemist outside of Sonja Farak who did not work in the Hinton Lab in spite of the State Police and Amherst chemists engaging in the same behavior that got Hinton chemists into trouble with the OIG. This is a developing story and we divulge information in this episode that no news organization has yet to uncover.

So the Massachusetts Inspector General's Office told all the DAs in the state that they were recommending criminal charges against multiple chemists in the Hinton Lab not just Annie Dookhan. They made these recommendations way back in 2014 and 2015 and the DAs did nothing. The Inspector General then knowingly lied to the public and when they told them that Dookhan was the lone back actor at the Hinton Drug Lab in the conclusion of their report. The blatant lying displayed here by the state is truly astounding and there has been zero accountability.

We have been saying it for years but now, thanks to the release of new documents from the OIG, we know that the OIG wanted to charge multiple employees of the drug lab not named Annie Dookhan with criminal misconduct. We discuss these new developments and where the case, and the podcast, are going. Amazing that there is still new news on this case that is over ten years old.

From the denial of basic healthcare needs to decades in solitary confinement, prisoners stuck in the Massachusetts prison system face near daily deprivation of basic human and Constitutional rights. Today, Hunter spoke with Elizabeth Matos to understand how her organization, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts, challenges this system of relentless brutality.     Guest: Elizabeth Matos, Executive Director, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts     Key Topics: How Lizz's family history got her into this line of work [6:55] The problems in Massachusetts' Prisons [10:09] Are there other organizations working to solve this problem? [14:17] What do communities miss out on when they don't have a PLSMA type org [17:12] The lack of healthcare in Massachusetts' Prisons [19:35] Specific challenges females face in regard to lack of healthcare [22:41]  How the legislature is responding to this issue [29:30] Staff Assaults in Massachusetts' Prisons [33:56] Solutions for the Staff Assault problem [41:27] Other issues with confinement in Massachusetts' Prisons [47:50] Issues with Solitary Confinement [56:00] Race and Equity Initiatives [1:02:00] The year ahead for PLSMA [1:06:00] Ensuring the voices of the incarcerated are heard when crafting solutions [1:11:00]     Resources: Email Lizz lmatos@plsma.org PLSMA https://plsma.org/ Walpole Prison Riot https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/us-prisoners-take-control-walpole-prison-1973 Annie Dookhan https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annie-dookhan-chemist-at-mass-crime-lab-arrested-for-allegedly-mishandling-over-60000-samples/     Contact Hunter Parnell:   hwparnell@publicdefenseless.com   Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  

In another example of the system walking slowly toward doing the right thing in the drug lab case, a judge in Middlesex County is looking into if Annie Dookhan was, in fact, the lone bad actor. Everyone who is reading this knows that and has known it since this Podcast came out back in 2020 but it is good that the wheels of justice are finally turning. Cheris returns to discuss what this could mean and where the case could go from here.

In Ray's first episode, he takes on part one of a laboratory scandal that rocked Massachusetts.   This is the story of Annie Dookhan,  a chemist in a State crime lab who caused all kinds of problems for justice.     As always-thanks for listening.  -Joe, Cheryl, and Ray

Annie Dookhan is a convicted felon who pled guilty to falsifying evidence that affected up to 34,000 cases in the state of Massachusetts. She worked as a chemist for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Abuse Laboratory.  She was recently the subject of a Netflix series How to Fix a Drug Scandal and I highly recommend watching it if you haven't already

In an episode recorded in person in NYC, Pat tells Kath about how Annie Dookhan, a superstar employee of a Massachusetts drug lab, managed to undermine the convictions of thousands of defendants.

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Annie Dookhan faces a day of reckoning. The Massachusetts criminal justice system is thrown into disarray.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Annie Dookhan's colleagues suspect foul play, and begin a covert investigation of the lab's star chemist. To avoid scrutiny, Dookhan sets in motion a desperate ploy.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Annie Dookhan lands a dream job, testing illegal drugs at a government lab. But facing intense pressure, Dookhan soon wades into criminal territory herself.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Better Help - American Scandal listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/as.Hunt A Killer - Go to Huntakiller.com/as and use code AS to receive 10% off your first order.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How To Fix A Drug ScandalHow to Fix a Drug Scandal is an American true crime documentary miniseries that was released on Netflix on April 1, 2020. The premise revolves around documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr following the effects of crime drug lab chemists Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan and their tampering with evidence and its aftereffects.

Each week Megan is asking the Final Rose Tarot cards what we can expect from this week's episode. This week's shuffle resulted in two cards: Page of Mirrors and the Knight of Rings. Page of Mirrors is called The Gossip, and Knight of Rings is called the Late Bloomer - and for this episode, the cards are HIT-TING. We're talking like, batting a thousand - just like our World Series Champs, the Atlanta Braves. It's week three of Michelle's season, and the drama has arrived. We see a Top Gun style group date, featuring the gorgeous Jay Ellis, a one-on-one truth or dare date with Rodney, and a spoken word poetry date, hosted by poet Rudy Francisco. We bear witness to the much promoted “jacket gate” and… while the Jamie drama was bubbling last week, this week it is boiling over. This week we are highlighting Rodney Mathews (IG Handle). Rodney and Michelle had such a sweet and funny one on one, we just have to love him! Danielle has her reservations, but Megan gets her on the Rodney train and they are headed to Stan Town, USA! We also say goodbye to zaddy Spencer Williams and Mollique Johnson. Links Discussed in this Episode: Crime and Roses: Michelle Young Cast Bio Breakdown Non-Murder Episode: How to Fix a Drug Scandal Danielle discusses the Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal. Two women, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak, compromised the entire Massachusetts judicial system with Annie falsifying documents to remain the superstar of the office and Sonja battling serious drug addiction. Danielle also discusses the ACLU's fight for justice for the over 75,000 convictions. A lot of her information came from "How to Fix a Drug Scandal" which is available on Netflix. (Story starts at 41:38) You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: CrimeandRoses@gmail.com. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

In part 2 we meet Sonja Farak a lab tech who was sampling the samples if you know what I mean. But even worse was the wide spread attempts by state's attorney's office to convince public that it was isolated to a 4 month period and not her whole career.   To find out if your case was affected by either Ms. Dookhan or Ms. Farak, you can call a toll-free hotline operated by defense lawyers with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency in Massachusetts. The number is 888-999-2881. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that if your case has been identified for dismissal, it could take approximately 2-3 months for the relevant court records to be updated. You can check your records electronically by following this link: https://icori.chs.state.ma.us. As of May 19, 2020, all claims for relief due to an invalidated conviction as a result of the misconduct of Sonya Farak and Annie Dookhan can no longer be brought through an individual motion process.  Instead, all such relief must now be sought through the pending class action lawsuit, Stacey Foster v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al, provided that the claimant meets the criteria to qualify as a member of the class.  For information on how to obtain relief through the class action lawsuit, please contact the attorneys representing the class, as provided below:                                                                                               Luke Ryan Sasson, Turnbull, Ryan & Hoose 100 Main Street, Third Floor Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-4800 lryan@strhlaw.com Daniel N. Marx William W. Fick Fick & Marx LLP 24 Federal Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02110 (857) 321-8360 dmarx@fickmarx.com wfick@fickmarx.com   We are teaming up with Db to exclusively offer our listeners 10% off your next purchase by using the code POD10 at https://bit.ly/37cP8YP The merch store is live!  https://designbyhumans.com/shop/CrimeScandal More designs to come! If you want to send a one time donation you can use venmo @Psych-Your-Crime You can reach us on Twitter and Instagram at:https://twitter.com/geekflossy Intro is Spy Story from purpleplanet.com The patreon is back up and running with 2 tiers! You can now request crimes! https://www.patreon.com/psychyourcrime

In the early 2000's 10,000's of drug cases were thrown out due to mishandling by 2 drug techs in 2 labs. This week we look at Annie Dookhan in the Boston lab. To find out if your case was affected by either Ms. Dookhan or Ms. Farak, you can call a toll-free hotline operated by defense lawyers with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency in Massachusetts. The number is 888-999-2881. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that if your case has been identified for dismissal, it could take approximately 2-3 months for the relevant court records to be updated. You can check your records electronically by following this link: https://icori.chs.state.ma.us. As of May 19, 2020, all claims for relief due to an invalidated conviction as a result of the misconduct of Sonya Farak and Annie Dookhan can no longer be brought through an individual motion process.  Instead, all such relief must now be sought through the pending class action lawsuit, Stacey Foster v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al, provided that the claimant meets the criteria to qualify as a member of the class.  For information on how to obtain relief through the class action lawsuit, please contact the attorneys representing the class, as provided below:                                                                                               Luke Ryan Sasson, Turnbull, Ryan & Hoose 100 Main Street, Third Floor Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-4800 lryan@strhlaw.com Daniel N. Marx William W. Fick Fick & Marx LLP 24 Federal Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02110 (857) 321-8360 dmarx@fickmarx.com wfick@fickmarx.com   We are teaming up with Db to exclusively offer our listeners 10% off your next purchase by using the code POD10 at https://bit.ly/37cP8YP The merch store is live!  https://designbyhumans.com/shop/CrimeScandal More designs to come! If you want to send a one time donation you can use venmo @Psych-Your-Crime You can reach us on Twitter and Instagram at:https://twitter.com/geekflossy Intro is Spy Story from purpleplanet.com The patreon is back up and running with 2 tiers! You can now request crimes! https://www.patreon.com/psychyourcrime

Ilyas, Chris and Jamie go through the rest of the OIG's Supplemental report. They discuss the inconsistencies in the report and begin looking into the Class E drug classification disaster that was briefly touched upon in the report. Much of the testing malfeasance covered in this episode was done by chemists not named Annie Dookhan yet the OIG still insists Annie Dookhan was the lone bad actor at the lab.

Jamie, Ilyas and Chris begin season 2 of Rigged by covering the latest news on the former Attorney General employees who hid the extent of Sonja Farak's drug use from defense attorneys. They then discuss the 2016 Inspector General supplemental report which got little to no media attention. This report documented the OIG's retesting of samples that the lab ran multiple times while only reporting the final results to the courts. This was clearly the lab doing everything it could to make sure that results came back positive and repeatedly testing evidence until they got their desired results. These shocking realities are directly opposed to all the assertions that have been made by the state about the Hinton Lab. Namely that Annie Dookhan was the lone bad actor at the Hinton Lab and no one else was found to tamper with evidence.

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Craig Milsten of John Martin of KJC Law Firm (https://www.kjclawfirm.com/).    Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Accomplished Massachusetts trial lawyer John Martin of KJC Law Firm discusses how he secured justice for paving contractor Brian Goodrich, who was tragically crushed by a Cimline MAGMA 110 Asphalt Melter/Applicator after a jack slipped, causing permanent, life-altering injuries. In April 2013, Brian used a jack to raise the asphalt melter, so he could perform required routine maintenance on the engine oil plug. The jack did not hold the asphalt melter in place, and the machine fell on top of Brian, crushing his skull. Today, Brian suffers from permanent disfigurement, blindness in one eye, and a significant loss of cognitive function, requiring round-the-clock care. Despite the fact that Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline did not manufacture the jack that failed and evidence suggesting Brian was using marijuana while operating the machinery, trial lawyer John Martin convinced the jury that Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline, Inc. did not provide the instructions and warnings the manufacturers of the jack intended to be given to consumers. In 2018, a Massachusetts District Court jury found Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline, Inc. negligent and awarded Brian, his wife, and two daughters an $11,618,700 verdict.  Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: John Martin John T. Martin is a Partner at the KJC Law Firm, and he is proud to be a trial attorney who fights against powerful corporate and government interests on behalf of ordinary people. John represents clients who have been accused of criminal conduct, some of whom are innocent and others who have just made a bad decision. John also represents clients in civil cases, including those who have suffered personal injuries in a car crash, at the hands of a drunk driver, a doctor, a nurse, tripped and fell in a grocery store, or were mistreated at work because of their race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. Top 100 BadgeJohn has won cases in front of juries and judges all across the Commonwealth and has been the lead attorney on some of the most high-profile criminal and civil cases in recent Massachusetts history. In his first civil jury trial when he was about two years out of law school, John achieved the highest award allowed by law for punitive damages in the United States Federal Court. John obtained the fourth largest verdict in New England for the year 2018 and his jury verdicts in sexual harassment cases have gained nationwide attention. John has also helped to mediate and settle many cases, including multiple confidential million-dollar settlements for personal injury cases, insurance bad faith, and discrimination at work. In recent years, John has been contacted by attorneys around the country to consult on cases in other states to help victims seek justice and is currently working on cases in several other states including Rhode Island, Utah, Illinois, Connecticut, and New York. John argued successfully for the dismissal of claims against the first individual whose drug test was found to have been falsified by Annie Dookhan in the Massachusetts Drug lab scandal and received national notoriety thereafter when he successfully convinced courts across the Commonwealth to release prisoners who had been convicted based on similar false drug tests. John was featured on multiple local and national news programs. John graduated from Suffolk University Law School with honors and was the New England Champion of the National Trial Competition, the nation's most prestigious mock trial competition, for two consecutive years. Prior to law school, John graduated from Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury Massachusetts, and from Nichols College where he obtained highest honors and was inducted into the Delta Mu Delta honor society. John is the parent of a disabled child and is particularly interested in advocating on behalf of other disabled children and their families. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services -LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Great talk with New England rapper Lateb in Costa Rica about bringing mostly girls to his underground Hip Hop events in the beginning, forming Heddshotts, going to jail, Annie Dookhan, starting a printing company, touring Europe, and singing too much. 

As it turns out, Annie Dookhan wasn't the only chemist who was friendly with the DAs. In the season 1 finale of Rigged, the boys explore Sonja Farak's emails with the DAs for Western Massachusetts. While listening to this episode, please keep in mind that Farak admitted to being high on cocaine, crack, meth, pot and LSD while testifying to lock people in prison for doing the exact same things. Prosecutors and law enforcement officials were completely clueless as to Farak's state and they also credited her with single handedly putting people into prison. This bombshell episode brings season one of Rigged to a close by the boys playing a round of "What did I learn" from the creation and production of this podcast.

Between 2003 and 2013, two women, at two separate labs, were tampering with critical drug evidence for very different reasons. Today we dive into the cases of Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan whose falsified reports led to the one of the biggest drug scandals in Massachusetts history. Sources: https://shawnmusgrave.github.io/farak-dookhan//farak http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/drugs/how.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/04/476755684/ex-chemist-in-massachusetts-was-high-on-drugs-at-work-for-8-years https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2016/05/04/sonja-farak http://badchemistry.legacy.wbur.org/timeline#43 https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2012/12/20/indicted-drug-analyst-annie-dookhans-e-mails-reveal-her-close-personal-ties-to-prosecutors https://www.mass.gov/info-details/drug-lab-cases-information#sonja-farak-drug-lab-cases- https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/10/11/farak-cases-dismissed-by-sjc How to Fix a Drug Scandal, Netflix --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mass-hysteria-pod/support

After reviewing thousands of documents regarding the investigations Massachusetts did into the state drug labs, perhaps the most disturbing finding is that exactly one person expressed regret that hundreds of thousands of people were denied their right to a fair trial. That one person was Annie Dookhan, the one most responsible for sending innocent people to jail but hardly the only one that could be blamed for it. In this episode Chris, Jamie and Ilyas review the last of the interviews with the Hinton staff including one with Annie Dookhan herself. The interview that is most telling is perhaps the one that has never been discussed by the media or any investigators, and that was with Norfolk County Prosecutor George Papachristos. The lack of coverage of the relationships between Dookan and the prosecutors of the cases she worked on remains a disgraceful part of this narrative. Dookhan was romantically obsessed with Papachristos and acted accordingly. She also thought she was doing the right thing by rigging evidence to send people to prison. Why? Because that's what her friends in the prosecutors offices around the state were telling her.

As anyone who has made it this far into our podcast knows, Annie Dookhan was not the lone bad actor at the Hinton Lab. Many chemists at this lab gave false testimony on the stand, used bogus testing methods, lied to investigators and all of them hated the criminal defendants whose evidence they were charged with testing. In part one of our look at the lab, we look at the never before seen documents from the Massachusetts inspector general's investigation from 2013 and discover that many higher level employees responsible for what happened at this lab were never even fired. We also find that the practices of the lab very likely led to cross contamination of drugs, tainting thousands of samples.

In 2014, the Massachusetts Inspector General released its report on the William H Hinton Drug Lab from 2002 - 2012. The OIG famously concluded that "Annie Dookhan was the lone bad actor at the Hinton Lab." While this conclusion has been completely debunked by the documentation that has been release in the years since, what has been overlooked is what the OIG said about Dookhan's motive. They said that they couldn't determine why Dookhan changed negative drug results to positive, they said it definitely wasn't to help prosecutors win criminal cases. In this episode we debunk the OIG's entire theory with just one email between Dookhan and former Norfolk County ADA George Papachristos where she says she wants to "lock up a defendant and throw away the key". Why hasn't this been reported in the media and why do we need hold the OIG accountable for lying to the public to help cover up the biggest violation of constitutional rights in the state's history? We may never know but what we do know is Dookhan was friends with the ADAs and thought when she was rigging evidence to lock people in jail, she was doing it because she was being told her defendants were dangerous people who needed to be locked up by the ADAs whose cases she was working.

The second part of the March 2016 interview the Massachusetts Attorney General's office conducted with freshly released Annie Dookhan. Ilyas, Chris and Jamie speculate that Dookhan agreed to the interview as part of her plea agreement which saw her serve under two and a half years on a three to five year sentence. Dookhan makes a false assertion that could jeopardize her future freedom if enough media attention is paid to this interview. Sad that our laws only matter when the media points out someone may have broken them because the state has known about Dookhan lying since 2016 and was even given evidence of it by Chris Post and still nothing from the state, they simply said "Thanks".

Another Massachusetts prosecutor is raising questions about the scope of the state's investigation into the drug lab scandal involving disgraced chemist Annie Dookhan.

About a month after Annie Dookhan was released from jail, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office brought her in to interview her about lab operations. During the course of the interview, Dookhan falsely represented that she did not manufacture drug standards. Chris, Jamie and Ilyas found clearly evidence of the contrary. If Dookhan was poor and not part of a massive government cover up, she would have been charged with lying to prosecutors and possibly back in jail. As it is she was never charged and was allowed to resume her life. You're aren't going to want to miss part 1 of this bombshell exclusive episode of Rigged!

Jim Hanchett is asked why the chemists who worked in his lab misclassified drugs on the stand. When confronted with evidence that Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan conspired to do just that, Hanchett blurts out "We don't just make stuff up!". Unfortunately for many in Massachusetts, his lab was doing just that.

After years of litigation, the Massachusetts ACLU prevailed in court and obtained several internal OIG emails which depict conversations the MA OIG had regarding their Hinton Lab investigation back in 2013. The emails directly contradict the OIG's own conclusion that Annie Dookhan was the lone bad actor at the Hinton Lab. Corruption at the highest level of the lab and in the state government are examined and official conclusions are refuted in this explosive episode of the Rigged Podcast.

Part 2 of the epic interview the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office had with former Amherst Chemist Sharon Salem in November of 2015. This interview was part of the AG's investigation into the practices at the drug lab and came almost two years after the Massachusetts Inspector General told the public that Annie Dookhan was the sole bad actor in a Drug Lab scandal that resulted in the dismissal of tens of thousands of criminal cases. Salem discusses how she and her coworkers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst lab created drug standards, received evidence from the police and sampled evidence. The testing and scientific processing of the evidence given to this lab resulted in the conviction of tens of thousands of criminal defendants in Massachusetts. Ilyas, Chris and Jamie review the interview and add their commentary.

This week’s GOAT episode was all about Ali Fedotowsky! Ali was the 6th Bachelorette, circa 2010. Ali is from Massachusetts (Williamstown, specifically), and after her time as the Bachelorette, she went on to do some news correspondent work. Megan talks about the murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward, who seemed like just amazing human beings. Alison, like Ali, was a news correspondent, and Adam was her trusty cameraman. Alison and Adam worked for the WDBJ station outside of Roanoke, Virginia and were unfortunately shot and killed by a man they used to work with, Vester Flanagan II (aka Bryce Williams) in 2015. (Content Warning: suicide) (Story starts at 10:23) Danielle discusses the Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal. Two women, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak, compromised the entire Massachusetts judicial system with Annie falsifying documents to remain the superstar of the office and Sonja battling a serious drug addiction. Danielle also discusses the ACLU's fight for justice for the over 75,000 convictions. A lot of her information came from "How to Fix a Drug Scandal" which is available on Netflix. (Story starts at 41:38) Megan shares some true crime news: a development in the appeals case surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, Robert Durst’s murder trial is postponed, and in light of the murder of Vanessa Guillen, the Army names an independent panel to review Fort Hood’s command and culture. Danielle also shares a quick update from a CR cutie (thanks friend, @ari.elle6) about one of the exonerated M25 Three, Raphael Rowe (related to our Episode 18), who is now an Executive Producer on Netflix’s World’s Toughest Prisons (Season 4). Links mentioned in the episode: Everytown for Gun Safety: they have tons of resources to learn more about the problem of gun violence in this country here. You can check out the pod-cert we’re involved in at the Killin’ Missin’ Hidden Podcast here! Connect with us at linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses There you can see links to listen and share the podcast and connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Email: CrimeandRoses@gmail.com. Send us crime suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. Huge shoutout and thank you to our producer, David Velick! You can find him on Instagram @davidvelick --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

In a landmark decision in the ongoing Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal, Attorney Jim McKenna obtained a internal Inspector General email that undermined the Inspector General's assertion that Annie Dookhan's drug testing numbers were higher than other chemists. The email names seven chemists that tested at a consistently higher rate than Dookhan for six months or greater. It also indicates that the DPH's statistics for chemists sampling were not to be trusted. These statistics and emails were sent by an independent audit group brought in to investigate the Hinton Lab after Dookhan's arrest.

Lawyer Dana Curhan joins the Rigged Podcast to discuss the case that opened the door for all future dismissals of cases based on Annie Dookhan's testing. This also set the precedent of the state lying about Dookhan's relationship with prosecutors and why she was rigging drug evidence.

The Podcast beings with the following quote from Richard Nixon's Domestic Policy Chief John Ehrlichman: "We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then cimrinalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did." It's with that quote that we launch a look into the war on drugs in the nation's most liberal police state Massachusetts. We will be previewing our upcoming season exploring the Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal doing a deep dive on Annie Dookhan, Sonja Farak and the labs that enabled them to rig evidence that resulted in the largest violation of constitutional rights in state history.

This week Gamero, ill-logicz, and Aly da alien talk about some current events going on the Miami area, We discuss a few different films that you need to add to your queue, and we get into the cases of Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan. All this and more answered on this week's episode of Midnight in Miami!

Eric and Glenn finish out their discussion of the new Netflix documentary “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” (2020). In this episode we switch our focus on the dry-labbing of drug tests by Annie Dookhan, and how long it took for those tests and convictions from those test to finally get tossed. The episode concludes with the story of Luke Ryan and his crusade to finally find the evidence that clearly demonstrated that Sonja Farak had been using drugs for years and not just months. Join Glenn and Eric on Discord for virtual Latent Print Examiner Happy Hour, Wednesdays 8-10PM EST (5-7PM PST) during the Shelter in Place orders (discord.gg.b39pp6j).

If you’re a legal official…here is a cheat sheet on how to fix a drug scandal: DON'T try and hide the evidenceDON'T pretend you don’t know about the evidenceDON'T send work emails like 'Heyyyy girl…it’s EVIDENCE HIDING TIME!’Netflix's How to Fix a Drug Scandal series is missing the 'How NOT to' in it's name. The four-part journey follows the separate cases of two Massachusetts chemists, Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan, employed to test drug evidence in criminal cases. With Sonja using the drug samples she was meant to test and Annie barely testing them at all - it’s safe to say there was a ‘Drug Scandal’ needing to be fixed. Please welcome to the fighting ring – Corruption v Heroic Defence Lawyers!Listen in to BINGE THIS for the inside scoop and a discount code for “WE LOVE YOU LUKE RYAN” shirts.

Episode 8. When Things Go Real Bad In The Lab. Two forensic toxicologists (Dr. Justin Brower and I) chat about the new Netflix documentary series, How To Fix A Drug Scandal - directed by Erin Lee Carr. Yes, this is a series about drug lab chemists, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. Give it a watch and then give us a listen! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After nearly a decade of working for Massachusetts State Drug Testing labs, two chemists were found to have tampered with evidence connected to tens of thousands of cases against people accused of drug trafficking and possession. How To Fix a Drug Scandal, which is now streaming on Netflix, brings to light the investigation behind the corruption and cover-ups of these cases.In this episode, Rebecca Lavoie (Crime Writers on…) speaks with Director and Producer Erin Lee Carr about why she chose to tell the stories of chemist’s Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan, discusses the lives of those affected by the chemist’s choices, and about her own journey to sobriety.There will be spoilers so watch all of the episodes on Netflix before listening here! A note to listeners, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was not recorded in a studio. Please forgive the change in audio quality.

It's easier to solve crimes since the introduction of DNA and other advanced testing, which improves the accuracy of evidence. Although the tests may be accurate, someone still has to interpret the results. What happens when the wrong person gets their hands on the information? Find out in today's Mugshot, in the case of Annie Dookhan that is said to have rocked the criminal justice system to its core. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Information on the True Crime Podcast Festival can be found here: TCPF2019.comThe Facebook groups mentioned at the end of today's episode are:Podcasts We Listen ToTrue Crime PodcastsTrue Crime Podcasts & Documentaries We LoveMusic by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Dookhanhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/21/how-a-lab-chemist-went-from-superwoman-to-disgraced-saboteur-of-more-than-20000-drug-cases/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a1aef39bcfbahttps://www.npr.org/tags/246739270/annie-dookhanhttps://www.themarshallproject.org/records/2558-annie-dookhan

It's easier to solve crimes since the introduction of DNA and other advanced testing, which improves the accuracy of evidence. Although the tests may be accurate, someone still has to interpret the results. What happens when the wrong person gets their hands on the information? Find out in today's Mugshot, in the case of Annie Dookhan that is said to have rocked the criminal justice system to its core. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Information on the True Crime Podcast Festival can be found here: TCPF2019.comThe Facebook groups mentioned at the end of today's episode are:Podcasts We Listen ToTrue Crime PodcastsTrue Crime Podcasts & Documentaries We LoveMusic by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Dookhanhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/21/how-a-lab-chemist-went-from-superwoman-to-disgraced-saboteur-of-more-than-20000-drug-cases/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a1aef39bcfbahttps://www.npr.org/tags/246739270/annie-dookhanhttps://www.themarshallproject.org/records/2558-annie-dookhan

Annie Dookhan, a chemist at the Hinton State Laboratory in Boston, was loved by prosecutors — she was a whiz, testing more drug evidence than everyone else in the lab, and she always got them the results they wanted. Although some of her coworkers wondered just how she got it done, no one else was […]

Annie Dookhan, a chemist at the Hinton State Laboratory in Boston, was loved by prosecutors — she was a whiz, testing more drug evidence than everyone else in the lab, and she always got them the results they wanted. Although some of her coworkers wondered just how she got it done, no one else was […]

On April 18th 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed more than 21,000 low-level drug cases connected to the drug lab scandal that involved Annie Dookhan, a former chemist of a Massachusetts crime lab who admitted to falsifying evidence. After an investigation into Annie Dookhan and her work at the Hinton State Laboratory Institute, Dookhan admitted to altering and faking test results over a period of 8 years. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join Carl Williams, staff attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Sandra Guerra Thompson, the director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, to take a look at this drug lab scandal in Massachusetts and its impact on drug cases, attorneys, defendants, as well as take an inside look at what goes on inside a crime lab. Carl Williams is a staff attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts. Carl was previously a criminal defense attorney with the Roxbury Defenders Unit of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Sandra Guerra Thompson is the director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. In 2015, Sandra wrote a book entitled “Cops in Lab Coats: Curbing Wrongful Convictions with Independent Forensic Laboratories."

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This episode a lot of the topics came from watching the show Insecure on HBO (great show btw)..we also discuss Annie Dookhan and other relatable topics you will enjoy...we even have a Q and A segment for you.