Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail

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(12 Jun 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY WHITE FLASHES++ ++VIDEO STARTS AND ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston – 12 June 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (English) William Fick, lawyer representing Petrova: "After spending nearly four months in detention in Vermont, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Rhode Island, Ms. Petrova is finally home to Massachusetts.” ++WHITE FLASH++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kseniia Petrova, Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher: “I just want to