biological samples, chinese espionage, espionage, harvard, zaosong zheng

Harvard Chinese Scholar Pleads Guilty to Stealing Biological Samples

On December 3, Zaosong Zheng, a Harvard Chinese scholar and former researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) affiliated with Harvard University, pleaded guilty in U.S. Federal court in Boston to lying to customs officials about stealing 21 biological research samples. In his guilty plea, Zheng agreed to leave the U.S. after a sentencing ...

Michael Segarty

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