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Criminal

Jun. 21, 2016

Prosecutors' novel FedEx prosecution collapses in less than a week

The government's pursuit of shipping giant FedEx Corp. on criminal charges of delivering drugs to buyers without proper prescriptions ended when federal prosecutors dismissed all charges Friday afternoon.

By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The government's pursuit of shipping giant FedEx Corp. on criminal charges of delivering drugs to buyers without proper prescriptions ended after less than a week when federal prosecutors dismissed all charges Friday afternoon.

"After reviewing the evidence in the case, we move to dismiss the charges," Assistant U.S. Attorney John Hemann said at the start of a brief session befo...

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