Sentencing delayed again for Harvard’s former chemistry head

Charles Lieber

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Charles Lieber faces up to 26 years in prison and $1.2 million in fines

The legal team of Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department who was convicted in December 2021 of failiing to disclose funding from China, has had his sentencing date postponed once more. Lieber’s sentencing date is now 13 April, and he faces up to 26 years in prison and $1.2 million (£982,000) in fines. His sentencing was previously set for 11 January, but was pushed to early March, mid-March and then late March.