Her attorney, E. Stewart Jones, blasted prosecutors for bringing criminal charges.
Novello was state health commissioner from 1999 to 2006. She also served as U.S. surgeon general from 1990 to 1993.
In a report in January, the state Inspector General's Office alleged that Novello used state workers to provide personal services for her, including taking her on lavish shopping sprees and requiring workers to rack up about $50,000 in overtime to tend to her.
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