Justice Department officials have decided to drop charges against Chen, based in part on new information from an Energy Department official, the people said. Meanwhile, the Energy Department has started asking researchers for more information about their foreign connections. Some of the posts that accused Mr. Chen of hiding were either connected to his affiliates through MIT or to things he wasn’t being paid for. A lawyer for Mr Chen, Rob Fisher, said on Friday: “Professor Chen was arrested a year ago today. The Justice Department is expected to provide more information about the results of that investigation in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 15, 2022 06:02 UTC