DALLAS — A federal health care fraud case in Dallas collapsed after prosecutors admitted serious misconduct — including the destruction of court-ordered evidence — and the use of a confidential informant within the defense team’s inner circle.
Now, both the lead prosecutor and a Dallas criminal defense attorney involved in that case are set to sign plea agreements in federal court Wednesday.
The fallout has drawn strong criticism from a veteran federal judge and sparked national scrutiny of how the Justice Department handled the case…