January 18, 2023
A former University of Kansas professor convicted of concealing his connection to a Chinese university while receiving U.S. grants will serve no prison time, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, marking another setback for prosecutors under the U.S. Department of Justice's rebranded "China Initiative" anti-espionage program.
January 12, 2023
A former University of Kansas professor slammed the government's suggested 30-month prison term for concealing his connection to a Chinese university while receiving U.S. grants, accusing prosecutors of wanting to punish him for going to trial and disputing their assertion that his research is now tainted.
January 05, 2023
Federal prosecutors want a University of Kansas professor to spend 30 months in prison for concealing his connection to a Chinese university while receiving U.S. grants, saying it's important "to deter other scientists who may be tempted to lie and cheat."
October 19, 2022
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will appeal a federal court ruling that reversed three of four convictions for a University of Kansas professor who was charged with hiding his connection to a Chinese university while receiving grants in the U.S.
September 20, 2022
A Kansas federal judge on Tuesday tossed three of the four convictions against a University of Kansas professor accused of concealing his ties to a Chinese university while receiving U.S. grants, striking the latest blow to a now-defunct Trump-era initiative aimed at rooting out economic espionage.
May 09, 2022
A University of Kansas chemical engineering professor convicted of concealing ties to a Chinese university while receiving federal grant funds asked a judge to toss his conviction Monday, saying the government produced no evidence over two weeks of trial that he lied.
April 07, 2022
A Kansas federal jury on Thursday convicted a chemical engineering professor of concealing ties to a Chinese university while receiving U.S. grant funding, even as a judge signaled doubt about the charges stemming from a now-defunct anti-spying initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice.
April 05, 2022
Lawyers for a Kansas chemical engineering professor charged under a now-defunct anti-Chinese spying initiative rested their case Tuesday after grilling an FBI agent on what they cast as glaring deficiencies in the government's investigation, which turned up no evidence of espionage and pivoted to allegedly secret work for a Chinese university.
November 03, 2020
A University of Kansas professor can't defeat accusations that he hid his participation in a Chinese talent recruitment program, a federal judge ruled Monday, saying the professor's assertions that prosecutors gave a grand jury false information is an evidentiary issue that needs to be worked out at trial.
August 14, 2020
A University of Kansas professor accused of hiding his participation in a Chinese talent recruitment program asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the case, claiming the prosecutors and FBI agents gave the grand jury that indicted him false information.