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Kansas professor charged with secretly working on Chinese government program

By Caitlin Yilek
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Kansas professor charged with secretly working on Chinese government program

A University of Kansas chemistry professor has been indicted on federal charges that he hid his work for a Chinese university while he also conducted research funded by the U.S. government.

Feng “Franklin” Tao, 47, was charged Wednesday with one count of wire fraud and three counts of program fraud. The case is part of an FBI push to target ethnic Chinese scientists working in the U.S. who are believed to be passing secrets to China.

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