"Prosecutors Drop Foreign-Agent Case and Charges Against Trump Transition Adviser and Michael Flynn's Ex-Business Partner"

The Justice Department has dropped its prosecution of Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of Trump ally Michael Flynn, on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Prosecutors had previously obtained guilty verdicts against Rafiekian, but the judge later set them aside, leading to years of litigation. The decision to abandon the case was influenced by a recent appellate court ruling. Rafiekian's attorneys welcomed the move, stating that the case should never have been indicted. The dismissal requires the approval of the judge, and the case against another defendant, Ekim Alptekin, remains open.