b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
发信人: lmh (Low, Medium, High), 信区: Faculty
标 题: NYU Professor Charged
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 20 18:11:01 2013, 美东)
http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/manhattan-u.s.-a
Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce
Criminal Complaint Against Three New York-Based University Researchers for
Conspiring to Receive Bribes from a Chinese Company and a Chinese Government
-Supported Research Institute
Defendants Allegedly Acquired Proprietary, Federally Funded Research on
Behalf of Chinese Company and Government-Supported Entity
U.S. Attorney’s Office
May 20, 2013
Southern District of New York
(212) 637-2600
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New
York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York
Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the
filing of charges against Yudong Zhu, Xing Yang, and Ye Li, three
researchers who worked on improving MRI technology at a university in New
York, New York, but who also had undisclosed affiliations with a Chinese
company performing the same type of research. The research at the university
was funded by a multi-million-dollar federal grant from the National
Institutes of Health. The defendants are each charged with one count of
commercial bribery in connection with a conspiracy to receive payments from
the Chinese company and a Chinese government-supported research institution
in exchange for providing non-public information about research they
conducted at the university. Zhu is also charged with lying about conflicts
of interest in connection with the federal research grant. Zhu and Yang were
arrested at their residences in New York yesterday, and Li is believed to
have flown to China before charges were brought. Zhu and Yang will be
presented later today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate
Judge Sarah Netburn.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As alleged, this is a case of
inviting and paying for foxes in the henhouse. These defendants allegedly
colluded with representatives from a Chinese governmental entity and a
direct competitor of the university for which they worked to illegally
acquire NIH-funded research for the benefit of those entities, as described
in the complaint. The defendants also allegedly deceived the university and
others about their professional allegiances to competing Chinese interests.
The acquisition of federally funded research for the benefit of these
Chinese entities is a serious crime and will not be tolerated by this office
.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos said, “As alleged, while
in the United States, these defendants conducted important research
partially funded by the federal government to advance important MRI
technology. Instead of working exclusively for a New York research
institution, the defendants took bribes to acquire research for the benefit
of both a Chinese competitor and a Chinese government institution.
Protecting our nation’s technology and intellectual property against these
types of thefts remains one of the FBI’s top priorities.”
According to the allegations in the complaint unsealed today in Manhattan
federal court:
In 2008, a university research medical center located in New York, New York
(the “university”) hired Zhu, an accomplished researcher and innovator in
the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, to teach and
conduct research related to innovations in MRI technology. Zhu came to the
university, in large part, to use a specific university laboratory that
possessed highly specialized equipment to test MRI innovations.
In 2010, Zhu caused the university to apply for and receive a grant from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) that provided millions of dollars in
funding over a five-year period for Zhu’s research relating to improving
the imaging capability of MRI equipment (the “NIH grant”). After Zhu
started his research pursuant to the NIH grant, he arranged for Yang and Li
to move to New York from China to work with him in 2011 and 2012,
respectively.
While working for the University, Zhu, Yang, and Li each had undisclosed
affiliations with United Imaging Healthcare (“United Imaging”), a Chinese
medical imaging company, and the Shenzen Institute of Advanced Technology (
SIAT), a Chinese government-sponsored research institute. When Zhu arranged
for Yang and Li to work with him at the university, Zhu also arranged for
them to receive certain financial benefits from a co-conspirator (“CC-1”),
who was an executive with United Imaging and who was also affiliated with
SIAT. For example, Zhu arranged for CC-1 to pay for Yang’s tuition at a
graduate school in New York, New York, that was affiliated with the
university and Li’s rental apartment. CC-1 also paid for Yang and Li’s
travel between China and New York while they worked at the university.
In addition, the university recently discovered that during their employment
at the university, Zhu, Yang, and Li each maintained an e-mail address that
included the domain “united-imaging.com.” The university also obtained a
United Imaging employee registration for Li, which included his signature
dated September 27, 2012. Zhu, Yang, and Li concealed from, and failed to
disclose, these payments from and relationships with competing research
entities in China.
Yang has stated that while working on the NIH grant at the university, he
also shared with individuals at United Imaging the research results from his
and Zhu’s work at the university that was conducted pursuant to the NIH
grant. Through an examination of university e-mail accounts, the university
learned that from August 2011 through January 2013, individuals with e-mail
addresses that included the united-imaging.com domain corresponded with Zhu
and Yang regarding issues related to MRI equipment prototypes, experiments,
and project updates. These e-mails were sent to and/or from accounts
including Zhu’s personal Gmail account, his United Imaging e-mail address,
and Yang’s Hotmail account.
Zhu also had other material conflicts of interest that he concealed from the
university. Zhu owned a patent related to MRI technology, the value of
which would be directly impacted by his NIH grant research. In addition, at
the same time that he was leading the research for the NIH grant, Zhu, along
with CC-1, was leading a similar research project in China related to MRI
technology that was funded by a grant from the Chinese government. Zhu and
CC-1 were also part of the same research team at SIAT. The 2011-2012 annual
report for a certain division of SIAT included photographs of ZHU and CC-1
as members of its MRI Research Team. In financial interest disclosure forms
that the university required Zhu to complete in connection with the NIH
grant, Zhu failed to disclose, and falsely answered, questions regarding
these outside affiliations and financial conflicts of interest.
* * *
Zhu, 44, of Scarsdale, New York; Yang, 31, of Hartsdale, New York; and Li,
31, of Hartsdale, New York, are each charged with one count of commercial
bribery conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison
. Zhu is also charged with one count of falsification of records in
connection with the NIH grant, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years
in prison.
Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI.
The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office’s Complex
Frauds Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Christian Everdell and
Zachary Feingold are in charge of the prosecution.
The charges contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the
defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. | W***o
发帖数: 6519 | 2 这是不是右派给移民改革bill泼脏水的企图？ 怎么同胞最近接二连三的出这么high-
profile的案子？
Yang & Li是zhu的俩博士后？太被催了吧
Government
【在 b*****d 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 Faculty 讨论区 】
: 发信人: lmh (Low, Medium, High), 信区: Faculty
: 标 题: NYU Professor Charged
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 20 18:11:01 2013, 美东)
: http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/manhattan-u.s.-a
: Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce
: Criminal Complaint Against Three New York-Based University Researchers for
: Conspiring to Receive Bribes from a Chinese Company and a Chinese Government
: -Supported Research Institute
: Defendants Allegedly Acquired Proprietary, Federally Funded Research on
| w******d
发帖数: 46 | 3 听说有些在美国的华裔科研人员到中国公司技术入股，很挣钱。 | b*******n
发帖数: 8420 | 4 这是左派民主党给移民改革下绊子
德州那么多搞生物的华人，有哪个被起诉了
【在 W***o 的大作中提到】
: 这是不是右派给移民改革bill泼脏水的企图？ 怎么同胞最近接二连三的出这么high-
: profile的案子？
: Yang & Li是zhu的俩博士后？太被催了吧
:
: Government
| M***u
发帖数: 165 | 5 这样的话，FBI照着千人的列表一个一个找过去就行了
国内的单位哪一个不是这边的竞争者？ | W***o
发帖数: 6519 | 6 为什么专挑德州说？现在德州没有，不代表事实上德州就真没有这种“吃里扒外”（对
NIH的立场）的事情了. As a scientist, you know what negative findings mean,
right?
【在 b*******n 的大作中提到】
: 这是左派民主党给移民改革下绊子
: 德州那么多搞生物的华人，有哪个被起诉了
| k******0
发帖数: 1073 | 7 据路透纽约5月20日电， 美国当局周一宣布对纽约大学三名研究人员提起刑事指控，指
控他们收受中国医疗研究公司及机构的贿赂，泄露纽约大学核磁共振造影（MRI）技术
研究的细节。netbirds.com
路透社说由曼哈顿地区法院提出刑事申诉，指控44岁的朱宇东（Yudong Zhu，音）、31
岁的杨兴（Xing Yang，音）和31岁的李烨（Ye Li，音）涉嫌犯有商业贿赂罪。
联邦检察官和联邦调查局（FBI）透露，上述三人共同收受来自中国医疗影像公司(
United Imaging Healthcare)及中国一家有政府背景的研究机构的贿赂。检方称，三名
被告受贿后提供了纽约大学核磁共振造影研究方面的秘密信息。“正如指控所言，这是
一起引狼入室案件。”曼哈顿地区法官Preet Bharara在声明中说，盗窃研究成果“是
严重犯罪，我们对此无法容忍”。
除了被控收受贿赂，朱宇东还面临涉嫌伪造美国国立卫生研究所（NIH）一项授权的指
控。这项授权价值400万美元。朱宇东和杨兴已于周日在纽约的家中被捕，李烨据信已
在5月10日回到中国。刑事申诉书中没有明确提到纽约大学，只是称上述三人在纽约一
所大学的研究医疗中心工作。但纽约大学发言人证实，上述三人在该校朗格尼医学中心
（Langone Medical Center）工作。FBI逮捕纽约大学2华人 1人逃回中国
三人在纽约大学的研究获得了美国国家卫生院（NIH）数百万美元的资助。
他们每人最高可被判刑5年；朱还被控在申请NIH研究经费时在利益冲突上说谎，最高可
被判刑20年。
巴拉拉检察官说：“这是一个邀请狐狸在鸡舍工作的阴谋。这些被告非法获得联邦政府
研究经费，然后勾结中国政府和中国公司，以非法获取这些实体的利益。.....该办公
室将不会被容忍。”FBI助理局长韦尼泽洛斯则说：“保护我们国家的技术和知识产权
是FBI的首要任务之一。”
据了解，纽约大学于2008年聘请MRI成像技术专家朱宇东到该校任教及进行研究。朱到
该校使用该校特有的实验室及高度专业化的设备，以测试MRI的创新技术。2010年，朱
向美国NIH申请了为期五年的数百万美元资金，以提高MRI设备的成像能力。朱然后安排
杨和李分别于2011年和2012年自中国来到纽约与他一起工作。
三人在纽约大学进行研究的同时，还与中国医疗影像公司及中国政府成立的深圳先进技
术研究院（SIAT）保持关系。朱出来安排杨李两人和他一起在纽约大学工作，也安排中
国医疗影像公司的一名高级主管支付李业在纽约公寓的租金及杨在纽约读研究所的学费
。此外， 这名高级主管还付出杨和李两人往返中国和纽约的机票。
纽约大学最近发现，他们在纽约大学工作的同时，还拥有中国医疗影像公司的电子邮箱
。该大学还发现李是中国医疗影像公司职工的签名记录，日期为2012年9月27日。朱杨
李三人隐瞒这些款项与他们与这些中国研究机构的关系。
通过调查他们的电子邮箱，纽约大学发现，自2011年8月至2013年1月，中国医疗影像公
司的人员与朱杨两人探讨MRI设备原型实验和项目更新的事项。这些电子邮件被发送到
朱的Gmail及杨的Hotmail帐户或他们在中国医疗影像公司的电子邮箱。
此外，朱也有其他重大利益冲突。朱向纽约大学隐瞒了他拥有一个磁共振成像技术的相
关专利，其价值将直接受到他的在纽约大学研究结果的影响。 | k******0
发帖数: 1073 | | m*******n
发帖数: 387 | 9 最后一段
电子邮箱的信息是这么获知的？
有搜查证，还是一种被监控着？
31
【在 k******0 的大作中提到】
: 据路透纽约5月20日电， 美国当局周一宣布对纽约大学三名研究人员提起刑事指控，指
: 控他们收受中国医疗研究公司及机构的贿赂，泄露纽约大学核磁共振造影（MRI）技术
: 研究的细节。netbirds.com
: 路透社说由曼哈顿地区法院提出刑事申诉，指控44岁的朱宇东（Yudong Zhu，音）、31
: 岁的杨兴（Xing Yang，音）和31岁的李烨（Ye Li，音）涉嫌犯有商业贿赂罪。
: 联邦检察官和联邦调查局（FBI）透露，上述三人共同收受来自中国医疗影像公司(
: United Imaging Healthcare)及中国一家有政府背景的研究机构的贿赂。检方称，三名
: 被告受贿后提供了纽约大学核磁共振造影研究方面的秘密信息。“正如指控所言，这是
: 一起引狼入室案件。”曼哈顿地区法官Preet Bharara在声明中说，盗窃研究成果“是
: 严重犯罪，我们对此无法容忍”。
| b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 10 肯定是有法院的subpoena.要不然就是非法取证,不能用的.
【在 m*******n 的大作中提到】
: 最后一段
: 电子邮箱的信息是这么获知的？
: 有搜查证，还是一种被监控着？
:
: 31
| K******S
发帖数: 10109 | 11 典型的COI案例啊，估计最后有是一个小罪名达成deal
Government
【在 b*****d 的大作中提到】
: 肯定是有法院的subpoena.要不然就是非法取证,不能用的.
| L*****n
发帖数: 14 | 12 Yang和Li 不过是朱的学生和下属，也被无辜牵涉进去，他们什么都决定不了，也不了
解朱那一档子事。现在朱出事了，根本就不管他们，他们怎么办啊？ |
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