Federal judge dismisses 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.
- Sorokin in Massachusetts came Wednesday, a day after federal prosecutors filed a petition to drop the charges against Petrova.
- In the filing, prosecutors said they made the move following an order from a federal magistrate judge in April allowing Petrova to obtain evidence supporting her claims that she was being vindictively prosecuted.
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- A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States.
- Sorokin in Massachusetts came Wednesday, a day after federal prosecutors filed a petition to drop the charges against Petrova.
- In the filing, prosecutors said they made the move following an order from a federal magistrate judge in April allowing Petrova to obtain evidence supporting her claims that she was being vindictively prosecuted.
Sources: NBC News