Harvard Professor Sentenced for Lying About China Ties

Former Harvard Professor Charles Lieber has been sentenced to time served in prison (two days) and two years of supervised release with six months of home arrest, along with a fine of $50,000 and restitution to the Internal Revenue Service of $33,600, for concealing his affiliation with a Chinese recruitment program and failing to report payments on his taxes. Lieber was found guilty of two counts of making false statements to federal authorities, two counts of making and subscribing a false income tax return, and two counts of failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts with the IRS.