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appropriate use of prosecutorial and judicial resources," U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon said in a statement.
•  Addington's lawyer, Mike Hoffman, told The Associated Press that the case was not "well-founded" and two of the government's key witnesses contradicted themselves at trial.
•  "I'm very happy for Mr. Addington," Hoffman said. "He's a very nice man."
•  Addington was accused of using his position with the Standing Rock Housing Authority to help First Dakota Enterprises, a Fort Pierre, S.D., construction company, receive new projects. Prosecutors believe he gave information from sealed bids that allowed the company to underbid the competition.
•  The indictment said Addington was one of the "primary authorizing officers" in approving a $1 million housing project on the North and South Dakota reservation for First Dakota Enterprises in October 2007.
•  Conmy had declined to dismiss the second count after the jury came back deadlocked on July 11. The judge said it was up to the jury, not himself, to decide the credibility of government witnesses.
•  "The government's evidence in support of the conspiracy count was clear and

uncontroverted, and, at least according to someone on the jury, also not believable," Conmy wrote.
•  The government filed a motion earlier this week to dismiss the case.
•  "The United States has since reviewed the available evidence and does not currently intent to retry the matter at this time," the motion read. "Investigation of the matter continues and new, or as of yet undiscovered, evidence may be secured in the near future."
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