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On eve of trial, feds ask to drop yearlong prosecution of UC Davis Chinese researcher

In a surprise move days before the trial was to begin in Sacramento for a Chinese researcher accused of lying to gain entry to the United States, federal prosecutors asked a judge late Thursday to dismiss the case.

On Friday, the judge did so, freeing Dr. Juan Tang to leave the country.

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