According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 33-year-old Yunqing Jian, from the People's Republic of China, was sentenced on ...

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A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but was given no ...

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DETROIT, MI – A Chinese scholar accused of smuggling a biological pathogen into the United States and lying to federal officials has pleaded guilty and will be deported.

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U.S. attorneys will ask a federal judge to sentence a Chinese national to two years in prison for smuggling a plant pathogen ...