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More cases potentially tainted by high lab worker tossed out

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2013, file photo, Sonja Farak, left, stands during her arraignment at Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, that thousands more cases be thrown out which were potentially tainted by misconduct of former chemist Farak. Authorities have said Farak was high almost every day she worked at a state drug lab for eight years. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP, Pool, File)

Court asked to levy fines for misconduct in lab scandal

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Massachusetts high court to examine drug lab misconduct case

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2013, file photo, Sonja Farak, left, stands during her arraignment at Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass. Assistant Hampden County District Attorney Bethany Lynch said Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court hearing, that approximately 4,300 cases have been connected to evidence tested by Farak, who was convicted in 2014 of stealing drugs and tampering with evidence at the lab. Lynch said her office is deciding which cases it will agree to dismiss and which to retry. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP, Pool, File)

Prosecutors: Thousands of cases impacted by lab misconduct

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013, file photo, Sonja Farak, left, stands during her arraignment at Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass. A petition is asking the highest court in Massachusetts to dismiss every case connected to Farak, a former state chemist who authorities said was high almost every day she went to work at a state drug lab for eight years. The state's public defender agency is a party to the petition filed Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, before the Supreme Judicial Court by two women whose drug possession convictions are tied to evidence handled by chemist Farak. Farak pleaded guilty in 2014 to stealing cocaine from the lab. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP, File)

Court asked to dismiss cases tied to former drug lab chemist

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