FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A judge has thrown out charges against the North Dakota Department of Human Services leader accused of impeding an investigation into the death of a 5-year-old child.
Maggie Anderson, the agency's executive director, was charged with conspiracy to obstruct a government function and refusing to perform a public duty. Four other agency employees were charged in the case.
The ruling Tuesday by Northeast District Judge Donovan Foughty comes days after the judge dismissed similar charges against agency attorney Julie Leer. The judge has not ruled on motions to drop charges against Jonathan Alm, an agency attorney, and Laurie Gotvaslee, director of the agency's regional center in Minot.
A fifth Human Services employee charged in the case will have her record cleared in three months if she stays out of trouble.
