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Judge says 3 months in jail are enough for Chinese scientist in US smuggling case
Chengxuan Han pleaded no contest to smuggling roundworms to a University of Michigan lab and making false statements, receiving a sentence of time served and deportation, the judge said.
- A young Chinese scientist, Chengxuan Han, was sentenced to time served for illegally shipping biological material to the U.S.
- The judge acknowledged that federal agents have a role in stopping threats but said the material Han sent was not a threat.
- Han, who was headed to a job at the University of Michigan, cried and expressed regret, saying her career would be destroyed when she returns to China.
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Judge says 3 months in jail are enough for Chinese scientist in US smuggling case
A young Chinese scientist who's been in jail for three months will be returning to China. A judge in Detroit says no additional jail time is necessary for Chengxuan Han.
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