The public judgment is six counts: false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001), false tax returns (26 U.S.C. § 7206(1)), and FBAR failures (31 U.S.C. §§ 5314/5322). That is not an espionage conviction. No portrait is shown; none qualifying was located and none was generated.
Identity
About Charles M. Lieber
This site is case-file commentary on documented court and DOJ acts of a public figure. He is a chemist/nanoscientist, former Harvard Chemistry and Chemical Biology chair, and the defendant in United States v. Lieber, 1:20-cr-10111 (D. Mass.). He is not a judge. He is not a Trump election-case actor. Identity confidence: high (DOJ / docket / SIGS). Distinguish from Charles S. Lieber (1931–2009), physician. Episodes live on the home case file.
Documented roles
- Harvard. Chemistry faculty from ~1991; Chair, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (~2015–2019 as charged); University Professor (2017 reporting / SIGS). Retired (press: Feb. 1, 2023).
- Federal case. Arrested Jan. 28, 2020; convicted Dec. 21, 2021; sentenced Apr. 26, 2023 (Judgment Doc. 313).
- Later. Tsinghua SIGS Chair Professor listing (joined Apr. 28, 2025 per university page).
- Not this record. Not a judge. Not Charles S. Lieber. Not an espionage verdict.
What this site is not
It is not a finding beyond the judgment. Espionage labels and “fled” headlines stay Claims. Read the case file and the disclaimer.