KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent scientist, believed to be a Malaysian, has been charged with wire fraud in the United States.
The US Justice Department believes Prof Simon Ang Saw Teong, 63, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, committed the offence in 2016 by submitting a proposal to Nasa for a contract worth more than US$500,000, without disclosing potential conflicts of interest associated with his hidden involvement with Chinese entities.
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