Court delays clear AgCan crop researcher of charges

A Canadian judge has invoked courtroom delays to quash charges against a former Agriculture Canada crop scientist who was accused of secretly receiving payments from a Chinese university. Yantai Gan, 67, was arrested in November, 2019, and charged with fraud, possession of stolen property, and breach of trust by a public official. His trial was expected to take place this spring. The Crown's core allegation was that Dr. Gan broke the law by accepting payments from a Chinese university and did not disclose this to Agriculture Canada. While this type of prosecution is rare in Canada, American prosecutors have successfully…