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WSU professor arrested; $8 million fraud charge<br>
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from KXLY News, Spokane, WA<br>
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Washington State University associate professor has been
arrested by federal authorities for allegedly defrauding the
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<p>Dr. Haifang Wen, 41, of Pullman was taken into federal custody
Wednesday for making false claims and wire fraud. A sealed
federal complaint against Wen and his brother and sister in-law
has been issued by the US Attorney’s office in western New York.</p>
<p>According to a press release from the US Attorney, the trio
allegedly set up bank accounts for private companies under their
control in the towns of Horseheads and Elmira in New York. The
Wens allegedly fabricated grant proposals claiming they were
developing asphalt composition technologies.</p>
<p>Federal investigators say they deposited approximately $8
million in federal grants into those private accounts and the
Wens used the money for personal expenses and not on research.</p>
<p>Wen was released without bond following his first appearance in
federal court Wednesday in Spokane and is scheduled to have
another hearing in federal court next month in New York. His
brother and sister-in-law, who currently live in Virginia, were
also arrested Wednesday.</p>
<p>Wen, the director of the Washington Center for asphalt
technology at Washington State University. WSU officials say he
is still employed at the university.</p>
<p>Wen graduated with a bachelors of science degree in civil
engineering from Shandong University in China in 1995, received
his masters degree in civil engineering from Southeast
University in China in 1998 and received his doctorate in civil
engineering from North Carolina State University in 2001.</p>
<p>He has received numerous awards as a mentor and distinguished
professor during his tenure at WSU, where he has worked since
2008, according to his biography on the WSU website.<br>
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