MIT Professor’s Case Over China Dropped as Proof Found Weak (2)

U.S. prosecutors dropped an indictment against an MIT professor charged a year ago with receiving federal grant money but failing to disclose his ties to China.

The reversal in the case of Gang Chen, a nanotechnology expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, comes as the Justice Department is reviewing its policy of investigating and prosecuting cases of economic espionage intended to benefit China.

“I want to thank the many friends, colleagues, and family that supported me during this terrible year,” Chen said in a statement. “While I am relieved that my ordeal is over, I am mindful that ...