Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”).
MIT mechanical engineer prof Gang Chan arrested. DOJ accuses of undisclosed grants, $$, from
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”).
federal law, including wire fraud due to his failure to disclose contracts, appointments, and awards
from various entities in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) in connection with his receipt of
federal grant funding from DOE"
designed to promote the PRC’s technological and scientific development, including acting as an
“overseas expert” for the PRC government at the request of the PRC Consulate Office in New
York "
applications, helped determine which grants the PRC government would fund, and reviewed the
results of PRC funded research. Yet, CHEN never disclosed his work for NNSFC when he applied
for grants from DOE or even his employer, MIT. "....
at least 2012"
"CHEN’s electronic devices demonstrat[e] he had at least three accounts at the Bank of China in 2018 ... one ... had a balance greater than $10,000. Therefore, CHEN was required to file an FBAR/FinCEN Form 114 disclosing this account to the IRS"
professor since 2004.
Laboratory, and the Director of the Solid-State Solar Thermal Energy Conversion Center
(“S3TEC”) at MIT.
Lieber also arrested for missing disclosures (and lying about same) .
https://t.co/JB84wIdYLg
Don't think that is a crime. Must be here for color. From the complaint, one of those emails.

Chen detained by customs in Jan 20 on return from China.
Asked what he's doing in China. Says "collaboration." What kind? "A collaboration is a collaboration."
Name drops MIT. Director position.
No dice, all devices seized.
As an MIT employee, I also have to fill out this same exact form every year
Chen allegedly failed to mention his foreign $$ and appointments.
The strong sense from this charging document is that collaborating with China *is* espionage, in the view of DOJ.
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