A forensic scientist at the Nassau County crime lab is alleging she was fired for exposing unethical and improper practices by other crime lab employees, including a claim that crime lab workers inaccurately revised scientific findings for political purposes, a lawsuit alleges.
Former crime lab employee Robyn Fishkin, in a federal lawsuit filed Friday, said her participation in an investigation by inspectors general for the county and state into various alleged wrongdoing at the crime lab led to her being ostracized in the workplace and eventually wrongfully terminated.
Nassau County spokesman Chris Boyle did not respond to a message seeking comment Tuesday.
Fishkin could not be reached for comment. Her attorney, Paul Bartels, of the Bell Law Group in Syosset, did not respond to a messa

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