Closeout Memorandum for Case No. M98020006
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O n 3 February 1998 we received an allegation from
of the and
r n h ad engaged in a "conspiracy ... to plagiarize
was done under an NSF grant."' a l s o claimed
relation to this matter. After revieurlng the complaint
able to obtain, we concluded that the matter should be closed without further inquiry. This
determination is based on the extreme age of the case (the alleged plagiarism occurred over 16
years ago). Because of the case's age, we were unable to obtain the NSF grant file or other
complete, reliable information. This led to an inability to make reliable factual
determinations. Finally, we were unable to establish NSF's jurisdiction in the matter, because
it is impossible to determine whether and to what extent the relevant research was supported
by NSF. For these reasons, this case is closed.
cc: Legal
Assistant Inspector General for Oversight
Inspector General
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Plagiarism (Verbatim) Retaliation
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 1998-07-22.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)