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Federal Judge Dismisses Smuggling Charges Against Harvard Researcher Kseniia Petrova

U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin dismissed criminal smuggling charges against Russian-born Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova on November 4, 2026. Petrova was detained in February 2025 after customs officials found frog embryo samples in her luggage at Boston Logan Airport.