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Kyle Broderick Yunqing Jian faces up to 20 years for “smuggling” the common fungus fusarium graminearum. Chengxuan Han likewise faces up to 20 years for allegedly sending roundworms (C ...

In early June, graduate student Yunqing Jian was arrested on charges of conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud.

Federal authorities this week said Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu conspired to bring Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. last year.

Zunyong Liu, 34, a Chinese researcher, is alleged to have brought the pathogen into the U.S. while visiting his girlfriend, Yunqing Jian, 33, in July 2024, according to an FBI complaint.