Agents from the office were scheduled to leave for Africa sometime this weekend, the officials said.

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Law enforcement agents visited her office on Wednesday and gave her 24 hours to hand over paperwork.

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The two women (Mebrathu and Yigzu), and Terefe were arrested by agents of the Smithsonian Office of Inspector General and Federal Bureau of Investigation after finishing their shifts at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

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