USA v. Xiao

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:21-cr-40039

Court:

Illinois Southern

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Judge:

Staci M. Yandle

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  1. September 19, 2022

    Professor In China-Ties Tax Case Sentenced To Probation

    A Southern Illinois University math professor was sentenced Monday to a year of probation after being convicted of concealing a Chinese bank account from federal officials investigating him as part of a controversial Trump-era program to combat trade secret theft.

  2. September 16, 2022

    Prof Says Tax Rap In China-Ties Case Doesn't Merit Prison

    An Illinois math professor convicted of concealing a Chinese bank account should serve no prison time because he immediately took steps to fix the issue and fully repaid taxes he owed to the IRS, he said in a filing ahead of his sentencing Monday.

  3. September 13, 2022

    Feds Seek 1 Year For Math Prof. Hiding Chinese Bank Account

    Federal prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence for an Illinois math professor who was convicted of concealing a Chinese bank account from the Internal Revenue Service, arguing Tuesday that such a sentence is supported by his "repeated, deceptive conduct."

  4. May 05, 2022

    Prof. Cleared Of Fraud In China Case, But Is Hit Over Taxes

    An Illinois math professor was acquitted Wednesday of grant fraud charges stemming from a Trump-era program to combat trade secret theft, but he was convicted on tax charges related to a Chinese bank account he controlled.