A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a ...

A Chinese scientist, Yunqing Jian, faces charges of conspiring to cultivate a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab.

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University ...

Yunqing Jian and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, are charged with smuggling, conspiracy, false statements and visa fraud in federal court in Detroit. They are accused of smuggling in a fungus that ...

Two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling biological materials into the United States appeared in court Friday as federal authorities fight to keep them detained in cases they say concern ...

The decision by UM scholars Chengxuan Han and Yunqing Jian came amid concerns the Chinese nationals would flee the U.S. if released on bond while facing criminal charges. That concern has ...

Two University of Michigan scholars from China accused of smuggling biological material into the US agreed on Friday to be jailed without bond while their criminal cases are pending in federal court.

It is said that the fungi cause billions in agricultural losses every year. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, have been charged with conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements ...

Yunqing Jian and Chengxuan Han said in separate court appearances in Detroit that they would not challenge the government's request to keep them locked up while their cases move forward.