Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos
Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025. A judge has granted a request from prosecutors to drop the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher...
PBS NewsHour Russian-born scientist cleared of smuggling charges
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a case against a Russian-born Harvard scientist who was accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova was arrested last year as she returned from a holiday in...
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ABC News (US) DOJ drops charges against Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos
A judge has granted a request from prosecutors to drop the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S.
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NBC News Federal judge drops charges against Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos
A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States.
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Chron Federal judge dismisses case against Russian-born scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos
A federal judge has granted a government motion to dismiss all charges against a Russian-born scientist who was accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States. Kseniia Petrova, who was conducting cancer...
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