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- In the four-episode series, two drug testers go off the rails — and more than 47,000 criminal cases they were involved in get vacated.
www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/1/21200503/how-to-fix-a-drug-scandal-netflix-review-dookhan-farakNetflix’s How to Fix a Drug Scandal: A staggering true story ...
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The actions of both women, who acted independently, resulted in tens of thousands of drug counts being dismissed, the largest single mass dismissal of criminal cases in U.S. history. [9] How to Fix a Drug Scandal also describes how two former assistant Attorneys General of Massachusetts, Anne Kaczmarek and Kris Foster, failed to turn over ...
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- How to Fix A Drug Scandal: Unraveling A Web of Deception
- Culprit 1: Annie Dookhan
- Culprit 2: Sonja Farak
- A Systemic Failure
Firstly, this is a true-crime miniseries from Netflix, so it is inherently based in fact. Now, you might be wondering whether the magnitude of Dookhan and Farak’s actions warrant a docuseries. To put things into perspective, around 44,000 drug convictions had to be dismissed due to their misconduct. The courts faced typical double whammy since two ...
Annie Dookhanwas hired in 2003 by the Office of Health and Human Services and started working at the Hinton State Laboratory. Over the next decade, she processed almost 60,000 drug samples, involving 34,000 defendants. Her productivity is mentioned in the docuseries, wherein her output was almost four times that of her colleagues. She tested almost...
Sonja was in Amherst around the same time Dookhan was wreaking havoc at Hinton State Laboratory. Between 2005 and 2013, Farak conducted tests and provided testimony while under the influence of narcotics. She used the lab to manufacture crack cocaine and stole drugs. The docuseries takes the time to walk us through Sonja’s account of exploiting the...
While Farak and Dookhan are integral to the docuseries, the title is ‘How To Fix a Drug Scandal.’ Accordingly, the series is not just concerned with the scandal but how it was handled. We are painstakingly shown how Judge Kinder made a fatally erroneous decision. This is wonderfully tied in by giving us accounts of Rolando Penate and Rafael Rodrigu...
Apr 1, 2020 · The new Netflix docuseries “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” explores two drug lab technicians whose shady behavior led authorities to overturn 35,000 criminal convictions.
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The actions of both women, who acted independently, resulted in tens of thousands of drug counts being dismissed, the largest single mass dismissal of criminal cases in U.S. history. [9] How to Fix a Drug Scandal also describes how two former assistant Attorneys General of Massachusetts, Anne Kaczmarek and Kris Foster, failed to turn over ...
Apr 1, 2020 · Over 35,000 cases were dismissed based on Farak and Dookhan's misconduct. Farak And Dookhan Understood How To Fake A Drug Scandal. By skimming "five percent" from large drug seizures, Farak was able to fuel her addiction while working in relative secrecy.
Apr 1, 2020 · Between Farak and Dookhan—who's also featured in How to Fix a Drug Scandal—38,000 wrongfully convicted cases have been dismissed, according to the Washington Post.
