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“The United States … hereby moves this Court for an order dismissing the Second Superseding Indictment and all open counts with prejudice,” stated thefiled by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Pearson. Shortly after, U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a federal judge in South Texas, dismissed the case with prejudice.
Haim maintains the case against him was politically motivated and has argued there were missteps by the Department of Justice under former President. Hittner, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, criticized government prosecutors for multiple errors, including withdrawing a lead prosecutor with alleged ties to the hospital.
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