Federal Drug Charges for Former SFPD Crime Lab Supervisor

In an inter­est­ing turn of events for­mer San Francisco crim­i­nal­ist, Deborah Madden, has been brought up on fed­eral charges, even after the state opted to not press charges (SFGate).

Apparently there is a limit to what even gov­ern­ment employ­ees can get away with, in that crazy San Francisco.

Madden, 61, who has not been jailed on the charge,

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SFPD Analyst Guilty of Felony Drug Possession — $300 Fine

After all this time the inves­ti­ga­tion into the theft of drug evi­dence by ex-San Francisco Crime Lab ana­lyst Deborah Madden is finally over. After hun­dreds of cases had to be dis­missed, and the city has paid $1.8 mil­lion a year to out­source lab­o­ra­tory work, Ms. Madden only has to go to rehab and pay $300 in

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San Francisco PD Now Delivering Drugs to Users

File in the “Only in California” file. San Francisco PD just can’t catch a break. They are now deliv­er­ing drugs to users.

The head­line sounds incred­i­ble, but it’s true — the San Francisco Police Department deliv­ered ille­gal drugs to a crime lab tech­ni­cian. Debbie Madden got those drugs while she was under inves­ti­ga­tion for possible

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SF Police Chief Gascon Vows “Negligent” Police Officials Will Be Held Accountable

No word on who “they” are, but the Police Chief in San Francisco vows police offi­cials respon­si­ble for allow­ing the con­di­tions that allowed for the recent drug lab fiasco will be held accountable.

San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon says neg­li­gence by some police offi­cials is partly to blame for a drug scan­dal at the city’s crime lab.

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No Conflict of Interest in SF Crime Lab Court Challenge

Remember when a San Francisco Judge chas­tised the San Francisco prosecutor’s office for now dis­clos­ing the criminal/un-professional behav­ior of lab ana­lyst Deborah Madden?

District Attorney Kamala Harris response was to accuse the judge of being biased. How dare a judge not back-up the prosecutor’s office com­plic­ity in cov­er­ing up the crime lab fiasco!

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