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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The University of Oregon graduate student accused of disrupting a flight between Eugene and Denver this week has been worried about finding a university teaching job, her relatives say.
Theodore Bodurov, an uncle of Bogdana Georgieva, told a Portland, Ore., newspaper today that his niece was afraid that without a job, she'd be deported to her native Bulgaria.
Bodurov says Georgieva was showing signs of stress, but the family didn't do anything because they thought the strain would subside.
The thirty-five-year-old Georgieva faces a federal charge of interfering with the crew of a flight that left Eugene Wednesday, making an emergency landing in Salt Lake City. She was headed to a mathematics conference in San Antonio, where she hoped to meet potential employers.
Georgieva remains hospitalized in Salt Lake.
The need for medical care forced Georgieva to skip an initial appearance in federal court Thursday. Another hearing is scheduled for next week.
A conviction on a charge of interference with a flight crew carries a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison.
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