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Duke University To Repay Federal Government $112 MILLION For Fraudulent Research Grants

Ashe Schow

Duke University just agreed to pay the federal government $112.5 million as part of a settlement after a lawsuit alleged the university used fake research data to secure $200 million in federal research grants.

The settlement naturally means the federal government will not recoup the full costs of the fraudulent grants, but at least Duke — or its insurer — has been hit in the pocketbook.

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