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Fake Certification Shakes Forensic Cases | Virginia Beach News
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A Virginia assistant chief medical examiner was fired after exposing a forged certification letter claiming she passed a critical forensic pathology board exam — when the real letter showed she failed. The fallout threatens past homicide convictions, with defense attorneys demanding new trials and prosecutors reviewing her autopsy reports. The examiner claims an ex-partner faked the letter to preserve his health insurance, insisting she didn’t know she failed and asked for suspension instead of termination. Officials are now requiring direct verification from certification boards, not employee-submitted documents. She’s since left the country, maintains innocence, and plans to retake the exam, while courts scramble to decide whether to uphold or overturn cases relying on her testimony.
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