an hour agoHarvard professor found guilty of hiding ties with China
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(4 years ago)A Harvard professor has been accused of hiding his connections with China's troubled programme of recruiting and has been found guilty of all points of indictment. Charles Lieber, 62, former head of the Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Department at Harvard, was declared innocent at two points of indictment, including [...]
Charles Lieber, 62, former head of the Kimia and Biological Chemistry department at Harvard, was declared innocent at two points in the indictment, including reporting ties to a foreign bank in China.
The jury discussed about two hours and 45 minutes before announcing his verdict, reports The Guardian, translates Periscopi.
Lieber's defence lawyer, Marc Mukasey, had argued prosecutors had no evidence of the indictment.
Prosecutors on the other side argued Lieber, who was arrested in January, had knowingly concealed his involvement in China's Thousands of Talent Plan designed to recruit people with recognition for foreign technology and intellectual embezzlement to protect his career and reputation. /Periscope
