ABC News November 4, 2026

DOJ drops charges against Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos

WATCH: Judge orders release of Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova while her case proceeds

A federal judge has granted a request from prosecutors to dismiss the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher at Harvard University who was detained in 2025 after being accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States.

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