Wow. Wow. Wow. Reading through the criminal complaint against nanotechnology researcher Charles Lieber at Harvard (courtsey of @relucasz). This is nuts.
Lieber was offered $50,000 a month and $150K+ for collaborating with Wuhan University of Technology.
Lieber was offered $50,000 a month and $150K+ for collaborating with Wuhan University of Technology.
@relucasz The FBI alleges that this was part of China's Thousand Talents Program, to recruit Western researchers and steal intellectual property.
Lieber was offered cash (and apparently accepted).
Lieber was offered cash (and apparently accepted).
@relucasz Wuhan University established the WUT-Harvard Joint Nano Key Laboratory based on the agreement with Lieber... But HARVARD never knew anything about it. When they found out about it in 2015, Lieber denied everything.
@relucasz But what's really landed him in hot water was allegedly lying to investigators at the Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health. Those agencies gave Lieber's lab millions. He told them he'd never even heard of the Thousand Talent's Program.
@relucasz I've covered academic espionage cases over the years, and I cannot remember another case like this. The money involved alone is just remarkable.
Maybe others can think of similar incidents?
Maybe others can think of similar incidents?
