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Very sad case, glad he is somehow getting his life back together. Should get reparation from the government for this fuck up too.

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From what I read - he did not disclose his ties to Chinese researcher when applying for grant from NASA as he supposed to. He did it on bad advice from his university, but that came out later, during the investigation.

It seems his employer, the University, owes him something. In US government owes you nothing when they make an honest mistake. Even worse, government has disincentive to exonerate wrongly accused because, as some argue, need for finality of the judgement[0]

[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpYYdCzTpps

> he did not disclose his ties to Chinese researcher when applying for grant from NASA

This was discussed previously, and the form made no requirements for any disclosure. This is a sub-thread from the last time this this was discussed:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30113895

See perihelions' comment:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30116046

I think you’re confusing cases - the linked thread is for MIT professor Gang Chen, while this thread is for Anming Hu of UT Knoxville

You're absolutely right, and now I feel like a clown :/

Ok, so I'm an idiot and didn't read the article properly. I thought this was a follow up. That'll teach me to read articles more carefully.

My apologies everyone.

An honest mistake like blanket-targeting Chinese researchers in a wildly racist investigative policy.

Chesterton's fence may apply.

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