Prosecutors alleged that Wells tried to stop a study into the Legionnaires' outbreak.

As of 2026, she is identified as the Chief Insights and Decision Science Officer at Novartis US, focusing on patient care and data science. Detailed Timeline and Findings

Legionnaires' disease cases rose in Genesee County, with investigators later linking the outbreak to low chlorine levels in the Flint River water.

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.