ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dʒˈʌdʒ kˈɜːnəl stˈiːvən fˈɑːlsəm dɪsmˈɪst ˈɔːl tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst tʃɛsˈɑːni ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðæt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈeɪmz mˈæɾiz, hˌuː ɐpɹˈuːvd ðə fˈaɪlɪŋ ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm, hɐdbɪn ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ɐn ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚ pɹˈoʊbɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt.
On June 17, 2008 Military Judge Colonel Steven Folsom dismissed all charges against Chessani on the grounds that General James Mattis, who approved the filing of the charges against him, had been improperly influenced by an investigator probing the incident.