Chinese Espionage Retrial Sought for Tennessee Researcher

Chinese Espionage Retrial Sought for Tennessee Researcher
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The Associated Press
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry a former University of Tennessee researcher accused of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal government.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Arrowood filed a one-page notice in U.S. District Court in the case against Anming Hu, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Aug. 3.