US EditionHarvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional charges
SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUN 25 – Kseniia Petrova faces up to 20 years in prison for smuggling undeclared frog embryos into the U.S. and making false statements at Boston Logan Airport, authorities said.
- Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on charges of concealment of a material fact, false statement, and smuggling goods into the United States.
- Petrova faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the smuggling charge, and up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine for the other charges.
- Petrova was arrested at the airport after flying to Boston from Paris with non-hazardous frog embryos in her checked bag, which she allegedly failed to declare.
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Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos faces new charges
A Russian-born researcher at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States faced new criminal charges as she was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on Wednesday.
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Russian-born Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova faces new federal charges for allegedly smuggling frog embryos into the U.S., with text evidence contradicting her claims of ignorance.
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Harvard scientist accused of frog embryo smuggling faces new charges
(The Hill) -- Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova is facing a pair of additional charges two weeks after a judge released her from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. In a court filing Wednesday, the federal government charged Petrova with one count of concealment of a material fact and one count of false statement, on top of the one count of smuggling goods she already faced after she was detained by ICE in February…
U.S. officials add new felony charges to case against Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova
On Wednesday, June 25, a federal grand jury in Boston indicted Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, on new charges of lying to customs officials at Logan International Airport. Petrova was taken into custody on February 16, 2025, on suspicion of smuggling frog embryos into the United States from France. Smuggling carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, while concealment and making false statements are pun…
In the U.S., new charges were brought against a staff member of the Harvard Medical School of Xenia Petrova, who was detained because of an ass import...
Harvard Researcher Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos Faces New Charges
A scientist and research associate at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States was indicted Wednesday on additional charges, nearly two weeks after she was released from custody. Russian-born Kseniia Petrova, 30, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of concealment of a material fact, one count of false statement, and one count of smuggling goods into the United States. Petrova had been ch…
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