https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14497
A former West Virginia University professor accused of taking fake
paternity leave to work for the Chinese government has pleaded guilty to
fraud charges.
According to the Department of Justice, former WVU professor James Patrick Lewis has admitted to
convincing the university to grant him paid leave so that he could work
for the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He had been recruited into the
“Global Experts 1000 Talents Plan,” just like many other prominent
American professors, including head of Harvard chemistry research, Charles Lieber,
who is currently being prosecuted for his own alleged Chinese ties.
Lieber’s alleged ties include being paid $1.5 million by the Chinese to
build a laboratory in Wuhan, China, which is believed to be the origin
of the coronavirus.
Lewis told WVU that he wanted time off to care for his newborn child
but reportedly took off to China, without the child, soon after.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has a branch in Wuhan, but it is unclear at this time at which branch Lewis was primarily employed.
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