Former Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined for Lying About China Ties

Former Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined for Lying About China Ties
FILE PHOTO: Charles Lieber leaves federal court after he and two Chinese nationals were charged with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor
Eva Fu
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BOSTON—A prominent former Harvard University scientist who was 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 more than $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 felony counts, including making false statements, two counts of filing false tax returns, and two counts of failing to file reports for a foreign bank account in China.
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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