A judge in California on Nov. 9 dismissed charges against the CEO of an election software firm, who prosecutors had accused of being behind “probably the largest data breach in United States history.”
The Los Angeles Superior Court judge threw out charges of conspiracy and grand theft by embezzlement of public funds against Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech, at the request of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon.
Konnech did not respond to a request for comment.
The office of Gascon, a Democrat, said the request stemmed from potential bias that it did not detail.
“We are concerned about both the pace of the investigation and the potential bias in the presentation and investigation of the evidence,” the office said in a statement to news outlets. “As a result, we have decided to ask the court to dismiss the current case, and alert the public in order to ensure transparency.”…