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Medical College of Wisconsin researcher charged with economic espionage
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 04:28:35 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/medical-college-researcher-charged-with-stealing-anticancer-compound-ls9cnn4-200958961.html By Bruce Vielmetti Journal Sentinel April 1, 2013A researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin has been charged with stealing a possible cancer-fighting compound and research data that led to its development, all to benefit a Chinese university.
Huajun Zhao, 42, faces a single count of economic espionage, according to a federal criminal complaint, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Zhao was arrested Saturday and held without bail over the weekend pending a detention hearing in Milwaukee federal court on Monday, when he was ordered detained until trial. No date has been set.
John Raymond, president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa, said the school is cooperating with the FBI, and directed all other questions to the FBI.
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