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Four cases involving fraud

Academics sentenced or detained in connection with the use of research funds Song Maoqiang, a former professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for embezzling 680,000 yuan ($111,000) in 2014.

Chen Yingxu, a former professor of Zhejiang University, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling 9.45 million yuan in research funds in 2013.