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Former University of Florida Researcher Indicted for Scheme to Defraud National Institutes of Health and University of Florida

A former University of Florida (UF) professor and researcher and resident of China has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining $1.75 million in federal grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by concealing support he received from the Chinese government and a company that he founded in China to profit from that research.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:February 3, 2021
  • Agency:Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions