https://charleslieber.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Charles M. Lieber. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. The conviction is false statements, tax, and FBAR — not espionage. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 https://charleslieber.com/posts/harvard-chair.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/harvard-chair.html Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0600 Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 2015–2020. Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor, 2017. Tsinghua SIGS English bio. https://charleslieber.com/posts/thousand-talents.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/thousand-talents.html Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0600 DOJ papers: Strategic Scientist at Wuhan University of Technology; July 2012 TTP contract. Affiliation was not itself the crime. https://charleslieber.com/posts/arrest.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/arrest.html Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0600 DOJ: Chair of Harvard CCB arrested that morning; one-count 18 U.S.C. § 1001 complaint. Not an espionage count. https://charleslieber.com/posts/indictment.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/indictment.html Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Indictment PDF: two counts of false statements, 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). DoD interview and NIH/Harvard statement. https://charleslieber.com/posts/superseding.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/superseding.html Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0600 DOJ conviction PR: superseding indictment in July 2020 added false-return and FBAR counts. Still not an espionage charge. https://charleslieber.com/posts/legal-fees.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/legal-fees.html Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Daily Caller, citing AP: Lieber sued Harvard over refusal to advance legal-defense costs. A civil complaint is not a criminal finding. https://charleslieber.com/posts/conviction.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/conviction.html Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0600 DOJ: two § 1001, two § 7206(1), two FBAR. Six-day trial. Judge Rya W. Zobel. Not an espionage verdict. https://charleslieber.com/posts/not-espionage.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/not-espionage.html Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0600 China Initiative case. Critics said racial targeting. Supporters said the documents. The caption is still § 1001, § 7206, FBAR. https://charleslieber.com/posts/harvard-retire.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/harvard-retire.html Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0600 Crimson: spokesperson Jason A. Newton confirmed retirement on Feb. 1, 2023. Paid leave since 2020. Not a criminal disposition. https://charleslieber.com/posts/sentencing.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/sentencing.html Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0600 Judge Zobel: time served; two years supervised release, first six months home detention; $50,000 fine; $33,600 restitution. Case later terminated. https://charleslieber.com/posts/tsinghua.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/tsinghua.html Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 University page: joined Tsinghua SIGS April 28, 2025; Chair Professor. Use the school’s title. “Fled” is a headline, not the bio. https://charleslieber.com/posts/shenzhen-lab.html https://charleslieber.com/posts/shenzhen-lab.html Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Robert McGreevy, Fox News, 2026-05-02. Reporting. Prefer the Tsinghua title over “fled” framing.