Chinese Scholar Gets Time Served For Smuggling E. Coli DNA

By Gina Kim · April 10, 2026, 5:58 PM EDT

A Chinese postdoctoral research associate at Indiana University was sentenced to time served on Wednesday by an Indiana federal judge, spending more than four months in custody on smuggling charges for...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. XIANG

Case Number

1:25-cr-00246

Court

Indiana Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

December 16, 2025