U.S. Charges China-Connected Researcher With Grant Fraud

July 9, 2020, 9:13 PM UTC

Justice Dept says a rheumatology professor and researcher with “strong” ties to China has been ordered held without bond to face a charge of grant fraud.

  • Song Guo Zheng, 57, didn’t disclose he was engaged in a scheme to use about $4.1m in grants from the National Institutes of Health to develop China’s expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology, DOJ alleges in a statement
  • He was arrested May 22, after arriving in Alaska on a charter flight and preparing to board another flight to China: DOJ
  • Song is also accused of making false statements about maintaining employment in ...

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