CBI audit report exposes culture of retaliation and compromised cases
By Jenny Deam and Luige Del Puerto | Denver Gazette
CBI commissioned the assessment in the wake of the DBA scandal that rocked the forensics lab
An independent report on the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's forensics lab released Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of the beleaguered department, where past leaders ignored internal allegations of misconduct in handling DNA evidence and new leadership was plunged into a crisis that has rocked the public's trust.
The new report by Forward Resolutions, a small Wisconsin consulting firm commissioned in January to review procedures in the wake of the scandal at the state crime lab, concluded past CBI leaders were "ill-equipped to handle crises and critical incidents."
The report further stated that, even when told of serious irre...