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Attorney:  Chemist May Have Tainted Evidence In 40,000 Drug Cases
Attorney: Chemist May Have Tainted Evidence In 40,000 Drug Cases
Attorney: Chemist May Have Tainted Evidence In 40,000 Drug Cases
A lawyer appointed by the Massachusetts governor to review prosecutions connected to a state lab scandal found that the drug cases of more than 40,000 defendants may have been tainted.       David Meier led a file-by-file review of narcotics cases in which former state chemist Annie Dookhan tested samples...
Coakley Releases Report On “Human Trafficking” In Mass.
Coakley Releases Report On “Human Trafficking” In Mass.
Coakley Releases Report On “Human Trafficking” In Mass.
A report says Massachusetts needs to provide more safe houses and other services for victims of human trafficking as part of a comprehensive plan to address the sex trade.       A 19-member human trafficking task force created under a 2011 law that increased penalties for human trafficking released its findings on Monday...
Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Eyed As Obama’s New Attorney General
Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Eyed As Obama’s New Attorney General
Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Eyed As Obama’s New Attorney General
Governor Deval Patrick is being eyed as Eric Holder's replacement for Attorney General. Sources tell Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed that Holder's days are numbered. Sneed's anonymous source from the White House says Obama will wait until "the heat dies down on the latest hot-button scandals to hit the Justice Department...