Memorandum - To: ~ File 19$0900% From: 8 w - Through: Special Subject: alleged that Dr. while supervising D ~ . S grant, F required feesn or "analytical costs," even though no 'analysis" was done. alleged that Dr. was purchasing materials from he then used to create P i n this work, Dr.h e n sold the ac t for a profit. Il I1 - a dispute about the ownership was a disgruntled former to sabotage Dr. research, and who was We examined Dr 1 as those of NSF grants as well examined account for these gran(s Dr. -Dr. were interviewed. In addition, I 11 I We did not identify any charges - - for abstract fees or analytical costs (or anything- analogous to we did not identify any transactions with grants. accounting personnel examined there were no analytical costs s NSF grant, and that there had iibeen no transactions of any kind wit in the grants. 1 Based on the lack of evidence in support of d r . m allegations, this case is closed.
Grant Fraud
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 1998-03-09.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)