Federal Judge Dismisses Ye Gon Case With Prejudice

A federal judge dismissed with prejudice on Friday a closely watched criminal case against international pharmaceuticals businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, who had been accused of participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed to dismiss the case based on a motion by the DOJ, which said that the U.S. did not plan to pursue its case against Ye Gon because he faces prosecution in Mexico.