Detained Russian-born Harvard scientist criminally charged with smuggling

Trump Admin Charges Russian Harvard Scientist Kseniia Petrova with Smuggling

In other immigration news, the Trump administration said it was charging Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova with smuggling for failing to declare frog samples while she was traveling. Petrova was detained in February and transferred to an ICE facility in Louisiana. She faces political persecution if deported back to her home country of Russia, over her protests against the invasion of Ukraine. Petrova is a highly skilled scientist, whose work cou…

Harvard Scientist Charged with Trying to Smuggle Frog Embryos into U.S.

Federal officials have charged a 30-year-old Russian-born scientist with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the United States.

Scientist in Legal Limbo: The Curious Case of Frog Embryos Smuggling

Scientist in Legal Limbo: The Curious Case of Frog Embryos Smuggling In a complex legal saga, Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova finds herself at the center of controversy. Detained three months ago, the 30-year-old Harvard researcher is charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States, prompting her lawyer to request her transfer from a Louisiana detention center back to Massachusetts.Petrova, initially facing deportation, now con…

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos asks for transfer to Massachusetts

A lawyer for a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos has asked that she be brought back to Massachusetts, three months after she was taken to a Louisiana immigration detention center. Kseniia Petrova…

Harvard researcher and Russian national arrested, accused of smuggling frog embryos into Boston

A Harvard Medical School researcher and Russian national is facing a criminal charge for trying to smuggle clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples into Boston through Logan International Airport.

Russian-born Harvard researcher charged with smuggling in federal court

A 31-year-old Russian national was charged with smuggling biological material after TSA at Boston's Logan Airport allegedly found clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples in her luggage.Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of smuggling goods into the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Petrova was originally detained on Feb. 16, 2…