Harvard Professor Prosecuted For Hiding His Relationship With China
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Professor Charles Lieber, 60, is the dean of Harvard University's Department of Chemistry and Biology. Photo: CNN . |
Professor Charles
Lieber of Harvard University continues to be prosecuted by a jury for lying to
government officials when denying involvement with China.
The indictments suggest
that Lieber is affiliated with Wuhan University of Technology (WUT). WUT
is chairing the Department of Chemistry at Harvard University, where Professor
Lieber works.
Authorities charged Mr.
Lieber with lying to the Defense Department investigators. The professor's
dishonest declaration also caused Harvard University to accidentally share
false information with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
According to the court
records of Massachusetts in January, his team Lieber received grants over 15
million USD from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the
Department of Defense US.
This money requires him to
deny participation in a talent recruitment program of China. But the
charges show that Lieber is involved in the program.
According to a Justice
Department press release, such talent recruitment programs "are rewarding
individuals who steal proprietary information" for the purpose of
protecting China's national security.
The statement also
denounced crimes against Professor Lieber, and said it was illegal to lie to
the federal government about grants.
Earlier, in late January,
the Justice Department accused Professor Lieber of a similar charge. The
jury's verdict has been delayed so far because the Covid-19 epidemic swept the
United States, according to Politico.
Professor Charles Lieber,
60, is the dean of Harvard University's Department of Chemistry and
Biology. He was suspended from work at this school.
In addition to Mr. Lieber,
the US prosecutor also prosecuted two Chinese nationals involved in the
case. Among them, Yanqing Ye, 29, was charged with visa fraud, providing
dishonest testimony and conspiracy to be a foreign agent without registration.
The other, Zaosong Zheng,
30, was charged with smuggling 21 jars of biological materials from the United
States to China and lying to federal investigators.
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