Politics & Government

Ex-Chemist Dookhan to Appear in Court

Annie Dookhan faces 27 charges in a scandal that has rocked the state's justice system.

Posted by Bret Silverberg (Editor) , October 28, 2013 at 08:58 AM

Ex-state drug lab chemist Annie Dookhan will be before a judge Wednesday, according to the Boston Herald.

Dookhan faces a slew of charges related to malfeasance allegedly committed while employed at the Hinton State Drug lab in Jamaica Plain.

Recently, a Suffolk Superior Court Judge recommended a five year prison sentence due to the widespread impact of her alleged crimes.

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