Bulletin: Deborah Madden: She pleads not guilty to federal charge of fraudulently making off with cocaine she was supposed to test; S.F. Chronicle;

STORY: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE;

GIST: "A former San Francisco crime lab technician pleaded not guilty today to a federal charge of fraudulently making off with cocaine she was supposed to be testing, conduct her lawyer said was not even a federal crime..."

THE ENTIRE STORY OF THE PLEA CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/07/BA481M9JE5.DTL

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;