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Former Research Oceanographer Sentenced for Accepting a Salary from the People's Republic of China

Date Issued February 22, 2018
Report Type Investigations
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A former research oceanographer in the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has been sentenced for accepting a salary from the People's Republic of China.
View Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/former-research-oceanographer-sentenced-accepting-salary-people-s-republic-china
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