Charges withdrawn against professor accused of stealing US secrets for China
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#M6Z5)
Temple University physics professor Xi Xiaoxing was accused of scheming to provide secret technology to China, but other physicists and experts backed him
US prosecutors have sought to dismiss charges against a Temple University physics professor accused of scheming to provide secret US technology to China. Statements from physicists said investigators had misunderstood the technology.
The US attorney's office in Philadelphia declined to comment on the four-page motion the office filed seeking to drop four counts of wire fraud against the professor, Xi Xiaoxing.
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