Harvard Professor Convicted By US Jury Of Lying About China Ties

Charles Lieber, a nanoscientist and the former chair of Harvard’s chemistry department, was found guilty of making false statements to authorities, filing false tax returns and failing to report a Chinese bank account

Boston: A Harvard University professor was convicted on Tuesday of US charges that he lied about his ties to a Chinarun recruitment programme in a closely-watched case stemming from a crackdown on Chinese influence within US research. A federal jury in Boston found Charles Lieber, a renowned nanoscientist and the former chairman of Harvard’s chemistry department, guilty of making false statements to authorities, filing false tax returns and failing to report a Chinese bank account.