William Fick

“never should have brought this highly unusual smuggling prosecution”

William Fick · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

William Fick, an attorney for Kseniia Petrova, told ABC News the DOJ never should have brought the smuggling prosecution against her.

“Although that important question will not yet be answered, we are pleased the DOJ has finally reached the appropriate conclusion and asked the court to immediately dismiss all criminal charges against Ms. Petrova.”

William Fick · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

Fick expressed satisfaction that the DOJ asked the court to dismiss all criminal charges against Petrova.

“Two federal judges decided that the suspicious circumstances here warranted further investigation into whether Homeland Security and the DOJ unfairly targeted Ms. Petrova,”

William Fick · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

Fick said two federal judges found the circumstances suspicious enough to warrant investigation into whether Petrova was unfairly targeted.