Justice Department officials are weighing an amnesty program under which U.S. academics could disclosewithout fear of punishment for their disclosures, according to people familiar with the matter.
High-level officials, including Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers, have discussed the program in recent months, and circulated a draft proposal for it, these people said. Consideration of the program comes as the U.S. government continues to grapple with how to support international academic collaboration while making sure professors disclose foreign sources of funding.
The program being discussed could allow investigators to ascertain the scope of foreign money funding U.S. research, and help FBI agents focus on the people they believed posed the greatest national security threats, the people said. But the plan hasn’t yet been implemented, and some prosecutors are concerned that it could undercut existing cases, the people said. Mr. Demers declined to comment.
Deceit pays off apparently.
Why an amnesty program instead of applying go the law, unless you want to protect certain people with certain ties?
HuPing1 He was lied about his tax ! That is the problem!
It’s good to build a welcoming environment. On the other hand, our rivals have sufficient money to get our innovations from other ways despite they may not be good at innovation by themselves. US and other western nations do not have advantages in the competition for innovation.
HuPing1 Please pardon all criminals
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