New York prosecutor drops charges against Fiat heir Lapo Elkann

By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors have dropped charges that Lapo Elkann, grandson of late Fiat patriarch Gianni Agnelli, falsely reported that he had been kidnapped in November in an effort to get ransom money, the Manhattan District Attorney said on Wednesday. The Manhattan District Attorney said it had declined to prosecute the case but gave no other details. A U.S. defense lawyer for Elkann, Randy Zelin, confirmed there would be no prosecution and said his client was g