Federal prosecutors inexplicably dropped charges this month against an Israeli linked to a dangerous biological laboratory in Nevada.
Authorities arrested property manager Ori Salomon in February in connection with a probe into hazardous materials being stored in a Las Vegas home, according to police statements and court records. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Salomon with illegally possessing a firearm on a non-immigrant visa before dropping its case.
#UPDATE Sheriff Kevin McMahill, alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Clark County Fire Department, provided a detailed update regarding the complex investigation at a residence on Sugar Springs Drive in northeast Las Vegas near Washington and Hollywood.
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“After a careful review of the evidence and additional information provided by defendant, the Government has concluded that the interests of justice require dismissal of the complaint at this time,” the DOJ wrote on May 11 without elaborating. A judge granted the DOJ’s motion to dismiss without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could pursue the case again.
Salomon’s attorney and the DOJ did not respond to multiple requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. Salomon still faces a county-level charge of discharging or disposing of hazardous waste, court records show.
Police began investigating a residence in northeast Las Vegas that led them to Salomon on Jan. 31 when they received word it may contain hazardous materials, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said in February. Officers “learned the property owner was connected to a 2023 illegal biological laboratory investigation in Reedley, California,” and raided the establishment with the FBI’s help, according to the LVMPD.
“Investigators observed refrigerators, a freezer, laboratory-type equipment, and numerous containers holding unknown liquid substances,” sending them off for testing, the agency said. The unnamed property owner and Salomon were then arrested.
In Salomon’s home at the property, law enforcement noticed a Glock semi-automatic pistol and French and Israeli passports, the FBI wrote in a Feb. 2 complaint. Salomon is originally from Israel, KLAS reported.
Investigators executed a court-approved search two days later that found “numerous firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories” he was not authorized to own as a foreigner. Salomon, his adult daughter and two minor children resided at the home, the older daughter allegedly told the FBI.
Salomon’s visa was valid until May 5, the FBI said.
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