US Edition3 More Chinese Researchers Charged With Smuggling Biological Materials Into US
Five individuals linked to the University of Michigan face federal charges for smuggling genetically modified nematodes from China, with shipments intercepted by Customs and Border Patrol.
- Three Chinese nationals at the University of Michigan face federal charges for allegedly attempting to smuggle biological materials into the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.
- The accused, Xu Bai, Fengfan Zhang, and Zhiyong Zhang, were involved in concealing shipments of modified roundworms from China, as noted by U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon.
- After their termination from the university's lab for not cooperating in an internal investigation, they attempted to leave for China, as reported by federal agents.
- Federal authorities indicate that this case is connected to a pattern of similar criminal activities involving Chinese nationals in U.S. academic institutions, as emphasized by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Three More U-M Scholars Arrested in Biological Sample Smuggling Investigation
ANN ARBOR ~ Three more Chinese scholars at the University of Michigan were charged Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling potentially dangerous biological material into the United States and lying to federal investigators. These charges related to an arrest earlier this year at the Detroit Metro Airport of scholar Chengxuan Han, 28. PODCAST: Nov. 6, 2025 ~ Congressman John Moolneaar joins Kevin Dietz after three more U-M scholars from China were accu…
3 More Chinese Researchers Charged With Smuggling Biological Materials Into US
Three additional Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the smuggling of biological materials from China to the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Nov. 5. Bai Xu, 28, Zhang Fengfan, 27, and Zhang Zhiyong, 30, were charged in a criminal complaint filed on Nov. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Bai and Zhang Fengfan were c…
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