Governor Pledges to 'Do Right By Each of Those Folks' Who Had Evidence Against Them Tainted
In a live chat on Patch Thursday, Gov. Deval Patrick said he approves of the extraordinary step of allowing release to defense attorneys of State Police interviews with alleged "rogue chemist" Annie Dookhan.
Gov. Deval Patrick took part in a live chat on Hamilton-Wenham Patch Thursday. In it, he spoke about the scandal engulfing the State Drug Lab in Jamaica Plain. That's where so-called "rogue chemist" Annie Dookhan is alleged to have tainted the evidence in as many as 34,000 cases. Thousands of drug dealers behind bars could go free (and some have already been released.) Asked by Patch for a progress report on the mammoth task of dealing with the fallout, here's what the governor typed: The criminal investigation is ongoing. Yesterday, in a very unusual move, prosecutors gave defense attorneys all the notes of State Police interviews of witnesses to date, including the notes of the interview of Annie Dookhan, the chemist at the center of …
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Anne Sweeney
2:40 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
Maybe HR and Employee Recruitment, Compensation, Pensions, Retirement and double dipping should be looked at also. We can save on the budget by not paying Government Employees, Public Servants, employed by the tax payer double than what the private sector pays for the same position and duties. Mind you the private sector offer no pension and continued healthcare for life. Another You-tube to … more ›