Ex-NASA contractor to be released on $10K bond

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that a former contractor at NASA’s Langley Research Center can be released from jail while he awaits trial, despite prosecutors’ arguments that the Chinese citizen is a serious flight risk.

Bo Jiang pleaded not guilty to lying to federal authorities about what electronics he was carrying with him on a one-way flight to Beijing when he was questioned at Dulles International Airport earlier this month. He was under investigation for possible violations of the Arms Export Control Act at the time of the search, although he does not face any charges related to that. His jury trial is scheduled for May 29.