A Harvard University chemist named Charles Leiber who is a pioneer in nanotechnology has been arrested by the Government of the United States for making false claims regarding the research fundings he received from China.

The press release by the United States Department of Justice confirms that Harvard University's Professor Dr Charles Lieber has been arrested.

The press release by the United States Department of Justice confirms that Harvard University's Professor Dr Charles Lieber has been arrested.The press release by the U.S Department of Justice on 28 January 2020, states that the chairman of the chemistry department at Harvard University, Dr Charles Lieber has been accused of making false statements about his connections to China on his National Institutes of Health grant applications. According to a criminal complaint, he did not disclose that he was being paid a salary of up to $50,000 per month and up to $158,000 per year in living expenses by China's Thousand Talents Plan and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT).

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