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© Getty Images Former University of Florida professor Lin Yang has been indicted for concealing ties to China in order to obtain a federal grant and continue working in the United States. Yang’s indictment, unsealed Wednesday, says he is facing six counts of wire fraud and four counts of making false statements to an agency of the United States. Yang was receiving support from the Chinese government and starting his own company in China while he was the principal investigator in a research project in Florida, according to the Justice Department. ADVERTISEMENT His research was helping him ...

Former UF professor indicted for scheme to defraud the National Institutes of Health and UF He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and $250,000 for each count of wire fraud Generic Crime 1.PNG Photo by Carley Noll | The Independent Florida Alligator The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted a former UF professor for fraudulently receiving $1.76 million ...

“The United States can benefit greatly from hosting foreign researchers in our academic institutions, but this case illustrates how that collaborative environment can also be exploited,” said Rachel Rojas, special agent in the FBI's Jacksonville division.  Yang reportedly created a company in China that was going to profit from his University of Florida research funded with a $1.75 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant went toward Yang’s work to develop an imaging and information processing tool for muscles called MuscleMiner, the release said. Yang wa...

World News Quick Take Nation to ease lockdown Authorities yesterday announced that the nation would ease lockdown measures, but keep its international airport and land borders closed following a slight fall in the spread of COVID-19 cases. “The government has accepted a proposal from the prime minister and the health minister to ease lockdown measures from 7am on Sunday,” their offices said in a joint statement. Despite what has been termed the world’s fastest vaccination campaign per capita, Israel has still been registering a daily average of 6,500 new COVID-19 cases, down from about ...

Former UF professor indicted for scheme to defraud NIH, UF, colluding with China Indictment alleges Yang intentionally concealed conflicts of interest in China University of Florida and last updated 2021-02-09 10:12:27-05 Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the university associated with Lin Yang from Northwestern Polytechnic University to Northwestern Polytechnical University. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WTXL) - A former University of Florida professor/researcher and resident of China has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining $1.75 million in federal grant money from ...