A Wyoming Grad Student Who Allegedly Poisoned a Colleague Has Been Arrested Fleeing to China
Prosecutors say Wang bought acrylamide online and was seen on surveillance rummaging through the victim’s desk before her arrest at Los Angeles International Airport.
- On October 6, authorities arrested Aili Wang, 32, at Los Angeles International Airport after prosecutors alleged she poisoned a fellow student's tea and sought to flee to China.
- Police allege Wang purchased the chemical acrylamide via eBay to poison the tea of a colleague with pending patents; surveillance video allegedly captured her rummaging through the victim's desk.
- The victim's wife discovered the chemical while testing the coffee maker used to brew tea, revealing a potential motive tied to intellectual property theft concerns at American universities.
- Wang remains jailed without bail in Los Angeles as of Tuesday, with no attorney listed in court documents to represent her in the ongoing case.
- Investigators seized laptops and electronic storage devices following her arrest, while reporters attempting to reach Wang via email and LinkedIn have received no response to inquiries about the allegations.
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Chinese in US accused of poisoning
A University of Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her.Wang Aili, 32, was arrested on Tuesday last we
A Chinese microbiology graduate student in Wyoming has been accused of poisoning the tea of a colleague with whom she didn't get along and who held pending patents
Prosecutors say Aili Wang, 32, then attempted to leave the US after being questioned by police. She was arrested on October 6 at Los Angeles International Airport while allegedly trying to return to China — reportsFollow @InsiderPaper for more...
University of Wyoming grad student accused of poisoning colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
Authorities suspect microbiology graduate student from China poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along. The post University of Wyoming grad student accused of poisoning colleague has been arrested fleeing to China appeared first on WyoFile .
Wyoming Grad Student Allegedly Poisoned Colleague's Tea
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on charges she poisoned the tea of a college with whom she didn't get along, then sorted to fly the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested Oct. 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, where prosecutors allege...
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