Attorneys for Wells argued that her actions were motivated by legitimate health concerns and that the prosecution was "misguided".
After years of legal challenges, charges against her and several other officials were ultimately dismissed in 2022.
Prosecutors alleged that Wells tried to stop a study into the Legionnaires' outbreak.
In 2017, she was charged with obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. Later, she was charged with involuntary manslaughter (along with former health director Nick Lyon) in connection with nine deaths linked to the Legionnaires' outbreak.
Legionnaires' disease cases rose in Genesee County, with investigators later linking the outbreak to low chlorine levels in the Flint River water.
By October 2022, a judge dismissed the charges against seven people, including Wells, after a lengthy preliminary exam process. If you'd like a more specific breakdown, I can focus on: