The FBI has arrested a second University of Michigan scholar from China for smuggling pathogens into the United States.
Earlier this month the FBI arrested a Chinese University of Michigan scholar and charged her with trying to smuggle biological pathogen for targeting crops.
The Detroit News reported:
Federal agents have arrested a second University of Michigan scholar from China for smuggling biological material into the United States, according to a criminal case filed Monday.
The case against Chengxuan Han represents the third time in less than two weeks that a Chinese national with ties to the Ann Arbor university has been charged with federal crimes. Han is charged with smuggling and lying to federal agents about packages she mailed to the UM Professor Laboratory from September to March.
“The alleged smuggling of biological materials by this alien from a science and technology university in Wuhan, China — to be used at a University of Michigan laboratory — is part of an alarming pattern that threatens our security,” interim U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon said in a statement. “The American taxpayer should not be underwriting a (People’s Republic of China)-based smuggling operation at one of our crucial public institutions.”
Han was detained following an initial appearance Monday afternoon in federal court in Detroit and will stay behind bars until at least a Wednesday detention hearing. If convicted of the charges, Han faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
#NEW: The FBI arrested a second @UMich scholar from China for smuggling biological material into the U.S.
The case marks the third time in less than two weeks that a Chinese national with ties to the university has been charged with federal crimes. : https://t.co/w7DcLsrIAj pic.twitter.com/FYhuqwguWb
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) June 9, 2025
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