Researcher charged for illegally using US grants to aid Chinese research: US Justice Department
A rheumatology professor and researcher at a United States University has been charged for allegedly using US grant funds to develop China’s expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology, the Department of Justice said in a press release.“A rheumatology professor and researcher with strong ties to China has been ordered held without bond to face a charge of grant fraud for not disclosing that he was engaged in a sophisticated scheme to use approximately $4.1 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop China’s expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology,” the Justice Department said.The Professor is also charged with making false statements about maintaining employment in China at the same time he was employed at universities in the United Sta