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Harvard Professor Charged with Lying About Ties to Wuhan Lab

By Daniel M

June 11, 2020

A former high-profile Harvard professor has been charged with lying to federal authorities about his longstanding links to China, including work at the Wuhan University of Technology.

Charles Lieber, 61, a former chairman of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury.

Lieber faces two counts of making false statements. He was originally arrested on Jan. 28, according to a Justice Department news release.