Former US National Lab Scientist Sentenced for Lying About Participating in Chinese Job Program

Former US National Lab Scientist Sentenced for Lying About Participating in Chinese Job Program
A sign welcomes visitors to the Los Alamos Laboratory after they cross over the Omega Bridge in Los Alamos, N.M., June 14, 1999. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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A former physicist and materials scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) was sentenced to probation and fined for lying about his participation in a Chinese state-sponsored recruitment program.

Turab Lookman, 68, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, had denied he was recruited by the Chinese Thousand Talents program when, in fact, he was, according to a statement from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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