On July 25 Armando Saldate III took over as the director of the state’s troubled Colorado Bureau of Investigation amid an unprecedented scandal in the agency’s forensic crime lab, where it was discovered a former employee allegedly compromised and altered DNA evidence in criminal cases for years.

CBI has acknowledged finding problems in 1,045 cases once handled by Yvonne Woods in her 29 years as the go-to DNA expert in the lab. Woods, who goes by Missy, now faces 102 felony counts for her alleged manipulation of data. She is awaiting trial.

Saldate, who previously served as Denver Deputy Mayor and executive director of Public Safety, said in an interview on Wednesday he has hope for the future of the agency and is looking forward to implementing the changes needed to restore the public’s

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