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Researcher Jailed for Falsifying Research

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nerd-police-blotter dept.

Caldeso writes "For the first time in U.S. history, a researcher has received jail time for falsifying research data to obtain federal grants. Eric Poehlman pled guilty to defrauding the government to the tune of nearly 3 million dollars by changing and making up research and was sentenced to a year in a federal prison work camp and a lifetime ban on further federal grants."

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  1. Re:Now for the real issue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Troll me if you want but it's been published.

    Yeah, you should worry about being modded troll, because Slashdot is so well-known for its pro Bush attitudes.

  2. Depends what you are falsifying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    With our present administration if you were falsifying data to prove creationism you might just get a medal.