SOURCE: Usmagazine.com celebrity_news

Mary-Kate Olsen is off the hook.

Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the slew of painkillers that caused his death in January.

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Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan had been overseeing a Drug Enforcement Administration probe into whether the drugs were obtained illegally.

But the prosecutors nixed the investigation "because they don't believe there's a viable target" because no charges have been filed, an official told the Associated Press Wednesday.

Olsen, 22, was at the center of controversy after Ledger's masseuse had called the actress three times — before phoning 911 — when she discovered Ledger's body.

On Monday, Olsen's attorney issued a statement, stating the actress had "nothing to do" with how Ledger obtained the drugs.

Olsen had also demanded immunity before answering questions about Ledger's death.

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The DEA had obtained a subpoena in April that could have forced Olsen to talk, but it is no longer valid because it was contingent upon prosecutors pursuing the case, the AP reports.

The official told the AP that the case could still be revived if evidence of a crime emerges.

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