The four-part Netflix series goes deep into the story of a man named Rolando Penate, a case Farak had handled at the lab. The Farak scandal came as the state grappled with another drug lab crisis. Sonja Farak (left) leaving the courthouse with her lawyer. .css-26w0xw{display:block;font-family:NationalBold,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-26w0xw:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-26w0xw{font-size:1.18581rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.625rem;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-26w0xw{line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-26w0xw{font-size:1.28598rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0rem;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-26w0xw{font-size:1.575rem;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:-0.5rem;}}How To Avoid Unexpected Health Bills. Email; Facebook Tweet Listen 7:58. While I certainly think her longstanding refusal to acknowledge what she was doing comprised the rights of lots of people, I have sympathy for a human being who is struggling with a very difficult addiction, he said. DA Ryan on Farak Investigation. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. She started bringing drugs home, and doing them first thing in the morning. She really did, at certain times, tried to stop doing this but couldnt.. It appears that Linda has Christianity listed as her religion, and is a Caucasian woman, whos registered as a Democrat. Am I somebody who took her personhood? Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. She married Nikki Lee. Farak was born in San Diego, California and within a year her family moved to Newport, Rhode Island after her Navy father was transferred to the east coast. Follow us so you don't miss a thing! The medical records stated that she did not have an existing drug problem that was amplified by her access to more substances. on Oct. 31, 2017. Infamous drug lab chemist Sonja Farak faced an agonising new court case after being released from jail for smoking crack on the job. Faraks therapist, Anna Kogan, wrote in her notes that Farak was worried about Nikki finding out about her addiction as well as the possible legal issues if she were ever caught. However, the Netflix docuseries, How To Fix a Drug Scandal, shows us Sonjas moment of weakness, which led her to experiment with the drugs in evidence. While Farak claimed that she did in fact test all the drug evidence thrown her way, unlike Dookhan, she did so under highly questionable circumstances. Kaczmarek argued before the BBO, and in response to Penate's lawsuit, that she was focused on prosecuting Farak and not defendants, like Penate, whose criminal cases were affected by Farak's misconduct.