Professor Charged for Operating Multimillion-Dollar Grant Fraud Scheme
A Pennsylvania medical professor, Hoau-Yan Wang, faces indictment for allegedly defrauding the NIH of $16 million in grant funds by fabricating data for Alzheimer's research. Charges include major fraud and carry up to 20-year prison sentences.
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A Pennsylvania man, Hoau-Yan Wang, has been indicted for defrauding the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) of approximately $16 million in federal grant funds. Wang, a tenured medical professor, allegedly fabricated and falsified scientific data in grant applications to the NIH between May 2015 and April 2023. The fraudulent applications sought funding for Alzheimer's disease research, resulting in $16 million in grants awarded from 2017 to 2021. The indictment states that Wang's falsification pertained to the early developmental phases of a proposed drug and diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease. Charges against Wang include major fraud against the United States, wire fraud, and false statements, carrying potential prison sentences of up to 20 years. The case is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office, with prosecution led by the Criminal Division's Fraud Section. Wang is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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