USA v. Lieber

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cr-10111

Court:

Massachusetts

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Judge:

Rya W. Zobel

Firms

  1. December 16, 2021

    Nobel Hopes Drove Harvard Prof To China Program, Jury Told

    A renowned Harvard University professor's quest for a Nobel Prize led him to work with a Chinese research program, a Boston jury heard Thursday, as prosecutors sought to prove the researcher lied about the arrangement while reeling in U.S. grant money.

  2. December 10, 2021

    DOJ's China Initiative On Trial As Harvard Prof. Faces Jury

    A renowned Harvard University nanotechnology professor will stand trial starting Tuesday for allegedly hiding his ties to the Chinese government in what experts say will be a high-profile test for the U.S. Department of Justice's troubled China Initiative.

  3. October 13, 2021

    Jury To Hear Harvard Prof's FBI Tape After Miranda Claim Fails

    A Harvard professor indicted on grant fraud and tax charges didn't make it clear enough that he wanted a lawyer present for his post-arrest interview when he told FBI agents, "I guess I think probably I should have ah, an attorney," a Boston federal judge said Wednesday.

  4. August 06, 2021

    Feds Say Harvard Prof Didn't Request Lawyer For Interview

    Federal prosecutors pushed back Friday on claims that government agents tricked a Harvard University professor into making incriminating statements during his interrogation over grant fraud claims, saying the nanotechnology researcher never asked to have an attorney present.