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Ex-Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined for Lying About China Ties

April 26, 2023
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BOSTON—A prominent former Harvard University scientist convicted of concealing his ties to China’s state-run talent recruitment program was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $83,000 in restitution and fines. Charles Lieber, who formerly chaired Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, was found guilty in December 2021 of six…

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Harvard Professor Charles Lieber Convicted of Lying About China Ties

December 21, 2021
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A Harvard University professor was found guilty by a U.S. jury on Tuesday of lying to authorities about his ties to the Thousand Talents Plan, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) well-financed job recruitment program. Charles Lieber, 62, was the former chairman of Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology. He was found guilty by a…

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Former Harvard Chemistry Chair Admits to Taking Tens of Thousands of Dollars From China

December 18, 2021
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The former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department accused of hiding Chinese ties had admitted to taking tens of thousands of dollars from China, a video presented to the federal court on Dec. 17 shows. The video, shot during federal investigators’ interrogation of nanoscientist Charles Lieber, was played for jurors during the Friday court hearing,…

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