Harvard Scientist Indicted on Multiple Smuggling Charges
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was indicted on federal charges of smuggling biological samples into the U.S. and providing false information to customs, after she failed to declare frog embryo samples. Her detention and the charges have sparked controversy and concerns over treatment of noncitizen academics, with her legal team arguing her actions were minor and questioning the basis of the smuggling charge.