Former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber sentenced to time served, fine for lying about China ties
Former Harvard University professor Charles Lieber was sentenced to time served and a fine for concealing China ties. Former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber -- who was found guilty of concealing his affiliation with a Chinese recruitment program -- was sentenced to time served in prison (two days) and two years of supervised release with six months of home arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. He will also have to pay a fine of $50,000 and restitution to the Internal Revenue Service of $33,600. In December 2021, Lieber was found guilty of concealing his affiliation with the Wuhan University of Technology and his participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program, a program designed by the Chinese government to recruit high-level scientists, and failing to report payments on his taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. A jury convicted the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry and che...