JUST IN: Judge agrees to dismiss the charges for two defendants in a COVID-19 fraud case, but says a "Pandora's box" has been opened over the U.S. attorney's office grand jury scandal.
She also asked "Where is Mr. Boutros?"
Jason Meisner
Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman has taken the bench for a hearing on the government's motion to dismiss this case against two defendants.
Will an evidentiary hearing into grand jury wrongdoing go forward anyway?
Stay tuned:
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Late Thursday, prosecutors moved to permanently dismiss all charges against two defendants who were challenging their indictment in a massive, $800 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.