Court sniffs at ex-cop's marijuana meatball claim

NEW YORK (AP) - February 4, 2010

A state appeals court upheld Anthony Chiofalo's (chuh-FAH'-loh's) dismissal Thursday. The 22-year veteran was suspended in 2005 after failing a random drug test and was fired in 2007.

Catherine Chiofalo told police investigators she secretly substituted marijuana for oregano in meatballs, hoping a failed test would make her husband leave police work.

Anthony Chiofalo's lawyer, Philip Karasyk (CAH'-rah-sihk), says he's considering options for continuing the case.

Police department lawyer Edward Hart says there was more marijuana in Chiofalo's system than the meatballs could explain.

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