In an unusual and unexpected twist, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an “unopposed motion … to dismiss with prejudice” a June 2024 criminal indictment against a Cassava Sciences advisor after he and the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company became the target of an apparent short-selling scheme that prompted government investigations.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...