BOSTON — Prosecutors moved to throw out more than 21,000 drug convictions on Tuesday, five years after a chemist at the state drug lab was caught tampering with evidence and falsifying tests. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe moved for dismissal of more than 1,000 cases. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said his office is seeking to throw out more than 1,500. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said there are nine cases her office would prosecute again if a motion for a new trial were granted. While it’s unknown how many cases Dookhan falsified, her conduct cast a cloud over the many thousands she worked on.

Source: National Post April 20, 2017 15:11 UTC