Follow-up to this post
A big federal case was resolved in a trial by jury last month: Harvard University professor Charles Lieber, Chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, was convicted of lying to the U.S. government.
Wuhan University of Technology (yes, that Wuhan) paid him $1.5 million to create a nanoscience research lab there. They also paid him $50,000/month. But when asked to disclose any foreign banks/financial arrangements, he hid his deal with China so he could receive U.S. grants to fund projects at Harvard.
According to the prosecuting attorney, "He lied to the IRS about the money he was paid, and he concealed his Chinese bank account from the United States. The jury followed the evidence and the law to a just verdict."
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