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

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.

Liu admitted to smuggling the fungus so he could conduct research on it at the laboratory where his girlfriend, Yunqing Jian, worked, according to an FBI complaint.

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