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Forensics: Alabama drug test lab owner sent to prison for forging test results, costing parents custody of children
Beyond horrendous. The owner of an Alabama testing lab was sentenced to prison last week for falsifying drug test results that prosecutors say cost multiple parents custody of their children. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-drug-test-lab-owner-sent-to-prison-for-forging-test-results-costing-parents-custody-of-their-children.amp
Forensic Fraud: Shawn Parcells, banned from doing autopsies, charged with fraud
Made $1,200,000 on this scam. Shawn Parcells, a Leawood man banned from performing autopsies in Kansas was indicted Wednesday in Federal court for Kansas for fraud. — Read on amp.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article247274359.html
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Forensics: Whistleblower files complaint against Fort Worth crime lab
A police officer at the lab says all is OK. His credibility is not the best. What’s a cop running an internal audit? Its because the cops run the show. Their history of interference in forensic casework is notorious. An … Continue reading
Forensics: Another long road to innocence story. “Trial 4: how a teen spent 22 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit”
Netflix documentaries continue to add its voice uncovering the arcane, politicized, and certainly inequitable legal process allowed to prove innocence. Sean Ellis was 19 years old when he was arrested for killing a police officer in Boston. Decades later, he … Continue reading
Forensics: OMG. Ballistics ID refused. A D.C. judge’s much-needed opinion on ‘junk science’ – The Washington Post
Ballistic IDs got seriously limited in this one. Judge says “no expert opinion without science to back it up.” You know, stuff abt accuracy and error rates. DAs and USDOJers say all is still good with police forensics. Not. Much … Continue reading
Forensics: Phoenix PD crime lab assists with COVID-19 tests on those who’ve died
Hmm. Is this a good idea? Depends on the lab? The choices of what tests are unregulated. PCR appears the best. Ive wondered abt this for months in the area of public covid testing. In this case they are just … Continue reading
Forensics: DC forensic lab under scrutiny after evidence errors discovered in murder cases
Cop forensics in DC having some problems again and again an……… Federal prosecutors in D.C. have opened a sweeping audit into the handling of ballistics evidence by the District’s forensic lab after the discovery of a… — Read on wtop.com/dc/2020/11/dc-forensic-lab-under-scrutiny-after-evidence-errors-discovered-in-murder-cases/
Forensics: Is fairness in the NYPD’s DNA? – Sarah Chu says NO!
In essence, the cops demand the Medical Examiner follow their bidding. The MEs object. The cops want to keep their powerbase sancrosanct. Thats why the lie to the public about their “fair” unregulated DNA archive. In recent days, the NYPD’s … Continue reading
Forensics: Why Coroners Often Blame Police Killings on a Made-Up Medical Condition
Well known issue in forensic medicine. Discussed? Not so much. Otherwise known as “excited delerium” vs “constraint asphyxiation.” Calling it a homicide is a career ender for an Coroner/ME. Its happened in MS, CA and elsewhere in the US. The … Continue reading
Forensics: A Primer on Junk Forensic Science. Must read. Scholarly content.
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