Obstruction of Justice: Annie Dookhan

Annie Dookhan: Annie Dookhan changed her plea Friday in Suffolk Superior Court on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and tampering with evidence. She was sentenced to three to five years in prison, followed by two years probation. Defence attorney Nicolas Gordon asked for a one-year sentence for his client, who has no previous criminal record, according to The Star. Her attorney did not comment after the hearing, and her parents left without speaking to reporters and BOSTON A former chemist at a Massachusetts drug lab who admitted faking test results in criminal cases pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to prison in a scandal that has jeopardized thousands of convictions. The diminutive Dookhan showed no emotion during the hearing and did not address the court. She answered guilty and replied to a series of routine questions from the judge in a barely audible voice. She was led away in handcuffs and will begin serving her sentence immediately. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.