BOSTON—A prominent former Harvard University scientist convicted of concealing his ties to China’s state-run talent recruitment program was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $83,000 in restitution and fines.
Charles Lieber, who formerly chaired Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, was found guilty in December 2021 of six felony counts, including making false statements, two counts of filing false tax returns, and two counts of failing to file reports for a foreign bank account in China.
He was sentenced to two days in jail, which he had served after his arrest, along with a $50,000 fine and $33,600 in restitution to the IRS, which Lieber paid before the sentencing….