The federal government prosecutor said there’s little chance of gaining a conviction, so a judge has dismissed theft charges against a Chinese woman accused of stealing seed and secrets from Monsanto and Pioneer.
The prosecutor said the patents stolen with seed are worth
$500 million.
But the prosecutor said his case has been built largely on
electronic messages that the court has ruled are not admissible as evidence.
The order signed Tuesday instructs the government to
return Mo Yun’s passport and immediately stop “all court-directed electronic
monitoring,” meaning she can return to China.
Her husband is a billionaire.
