A former University of Kansas researcher was sentenced to time served without fine or restitution for concealing work he did in China while employed with the university.
Feng “Franklin” Tao was sentenced on Jan. 18 for one count of making a false statement.
Tao was arrested in 2019 along with some two dozen other researchers who were accused of concealing their ties to China.
He was convicted in April 2022 on the charge of making a false statement, along with three additional counts of wire fraud. The wire fraud charges were dropped by a federal judge in September, however, as there was no evidence that Tao received monetary compensation for work related to the Fellowship….