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Former Harvard professor Charles Lieber was found guilty of lying about his ties to China, and was convicted on six counts related to payments from the communist country. Lieber reportedly told federal agents that: “Money is a big temptation, that’s one of the things that China uses to seduce people.”
A jury on Tuesday found Lieber guilty on six counts related to payments he received from a Chinese government program, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Lieber was accused of lying to government investigators about his participation in China’s “Thousand Talents” program, which seeks to pay western academics to hand over research funded by the government of their home countries.
The former Harvard professor also was charged with failing to disclose cash payments from the program on his income tax returns, and concealing the existence of a Chinese bank account.
Lieber was indicted by a grand jury last year over allegations that he maintained an undisclosed financial relationship with the Chinese government by taking a position as a “Strategic Scientist” at the Wuhan University of Technology…
