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A group of Republican senators called upon Attorney General Merrick Garland not to implement an “amnesty program” they say the Justice Department is considering implementing in the near future under which researchers at U.S. colleges and universities could disclose past foreign funding, including from China, without fear of prosecution.
The news of potential amnesty for U.S. academics who have received foreign funding without properly reporting it comes a few years after the Justice Department’s establishment of its China Initiative, with a recent
Washington Examinerreview detailing how federal prosecutors had been going after professors and other people with connections to China’s Thousand Talents Program or the People’s Liberation Army, as the Chinese Communist Party has sought to steal U.S. research and technology to add to its wealth and increase its military might. The GOP letter said that the “DOJ is planning to implement this amnesty progra
Senators Object to Amnesty for Academics Funded by China
Eight Republican senators aren’t happy that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is moving forward with amnesty for researchers who admit getting past funding from foreign sources.
“America’s successful research enterprise is built on reciprocity, integrity, and transparency. These values foster a free exchange of ideas and ensure that researchers and institutions receive the benefit of hard work,” the senators told Attorney General Merrick Garland in a May 5 letter made public on May 6.
“As a result, America attracts the best and brightest. It needs to stay that way. But the United States must also take reasonable steps to protect taxpayer-funded research from theft, diversion, and ultimately weaponization against our own long-term national interests.
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Feds Charge Southern Illinois U. Prof with Grant Fraud over Secret Ties to China
23 Apr 2021
A mathematics professor and researcher at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for grant fraud, after allegedly failing to disclose secret support he had received from the Chinese Communist Party and a Chinese university.
Southern Illinois University professor Mingqing Xiao was charged with two counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement, according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
According to court documents, Xiao fraudulently obtained $151,099 in federal grant money from the National Science Foundation (NSF) by concealing support he was receiving from China’s government, and Shenzhen University, a public university in China.