The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case. A federal judge must approve the decision to drop the charges.
Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.
Another federal prosecutor has resigned, more may soon follow, and the calls for Adams to step down are growing.
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The move was preceded by wave of resignations of prosecutors, each refusing to sign the motion and some criticizing the Justice Department order to do so in scathing terms.
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