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A University of Florida research employee and students have been implicated in an illegal, multi-million dollar scheme investigated by the Justice Department to fraudulently buy thousands of biochemical samples of dangerous drugs and toxins that were delivered to a campus laboratory then illicitly shipped to China over seven years, according to federal court records.

Among the students tied to the scheme was the president of UF’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association. The group openly protested a Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year that limits universities from recruiting students and faculty from China — and bans employing such students from working in academic labs without special permission.

That student, Nongnong “Leticia” Zheng, confirmed Friday in an interview that a federal prosecutor notified her last year in writing she was the target of a grand jury investigation, and the Justice Department was preparing to seek criminal charges against her. She said she has been assigned a federal public defender, Ryan Maguire of Tampa. She said government agents have threatened to imprison or deport her.

It wasn’t otherwise clear whether the UF research employee or other students — identified in court records as co-conspirators — been charged or arrested yet. The UF employee worked in the stockroom of one of the university’s research labs, prosecutors said.

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The materials smuggled to China included what the government described as purified, non-contagious proteins of the cholera toxin and pertussis toxin, which causes whooping cough. Cholera is a generally non-fatal intestinal infection that can cause severe dehydration. Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can lead to violent coughing, vomiting and even respiratory distress — but is preventable with a vaccine.

Other materials smuggled to China in the scheme included small amounts of highly purified drugs – known as analytical samples — of fentanyl, morphine, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, codeine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, acetylmorphine and methadone, court records showed. Such small samples would generally be used for calibrating scientific or medical devices.

The substances can’t legally be exported to China.

Prosecutors described one student involved as a Chinese citizen majoring in marketing in the business college last year, who agreed to change her UF email signature to falsely represent that she was a biomedical engineering student to purchase items without raising suspicions, court records showed. One line across hundreds of pages of court documents in the case cited an excerpt of an email that her first name was “Leticia.”

Zheng, a senior marketing major in the business school, is president of the Chinese students and scholars group, which describes itself as officially approved by the Chinese embassy. Zheng was enrolled as recently as the spring semester that just ended, university records showed. Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, identified “Leticia” as Zheng using biographical clues in university records shared by none of the other 58,441 UF students enrolled last semester.

Zheng, who said she lived most of her life in China, said in a tearful interview Friday at her apartment complex she was deceived and victimized by the scheme’s organizers, who she said solicited help finding paid interns from the Chinese student organization. Foreign students on educational visas are limited in how or whether they can work for pay.

“This case seems to be really big,” she said. “What I was doing was, like, just a little work, and I didn’t get paid that much.”

Zheng said in hindsight, she noticed red flags such as a lack of paperwork or consistent payments for the administrative work she did. She said she wasn’t familiar with the substances she was directed to order. The man described as the scheme’s ringleader — who has pleaded guilty in the case — reassured her, and she didn’t realize she was in trouble until the Justice Department contacted her, she said.

Zheng said she hopes to be allowed to finish her degree and said she doesn’t understand how the university didn’t have policies in place to protect her.

“I do need help, honestly,” she said, adding: “I would like to see if there’s anything that can help me not get charged and get out of this whole mess.”

Earlier this year, Zheng’s organization issued a statement calling Florida’s new law restricting Chinese students in university labs as “nationality-based discrimination” and said it violates principles of academic freedom and openness and impedes international exchanges.

The scheme’s organizers also paid UF students other than Zheng to allow use of their UF email addresses to order the substances, prosecutors said. Organizers paid the UF research employee with Home Depot gift cards worth hundreds of dollars and paid for trips and loans, court records showed. Prosecutors said organizers also used the email addresses of two UF researchers who had already left the university by 2015. They were not described as co-conspirators.

The university said in a statement that it has been cooperating with the Justice Department for weeks but declined to answer directly whether anyone has been fired or kicked out of UF.

“We will have more details to share regarding UF’s administrative actions as the DOJ’s criminal case unfolds,” spokesman Steve Orlando said. “Employees who break the law will be separated from employment, and students who break the law will face suspension.”

The scheme ran from July 2016 to May 2023, the government said. Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse — a leading China hawk on Capitol Hill who once described the threat from Beijing as the “defining national-security challenge of our age” — took over as the university’s president in February 2022.

The plot was sure to supercharge the raging policy debate over countering China’s ascension as a global power and curtailing its influence. Florida has already banned TikTok from universities and colleges, and prohibited citizens of China and some other countries from owning homes or purchasing property in large swaths of the state.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and said to be under consideration by former President Donald Trump to be his running mate, has warned Florida lawmakers about what he called a foreign interference effort by China targeting universities.

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association’s faculty adviser, Eric Jing Du, a professor in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, said Friday in an interview that he was unaware of the criminal investigation and Zheng never told him she was ordering biomedical supplies.

Du — who condemned the plot described in court records — said the two have worked together in the two years he has been the group’s adviser. He separately hired her briefly in 2022 to produce some images for an academic proposal, he said.

“It’s like some UF students are trying to make a profit on this without knowing the potential consequences,” he said. Du said he worried investigations like this could lead to further crackdowns against international students. The new Florida law targets students from so-called countries of concern: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria.

“This is a very complicated time,” Du said. “I do know the contributions and hard work of the students from the countries of concern, the vast majority of them are doing the right thing and contributing to UF and Florida. I just hope the decision makers, the leadership, the Legislature won’t amplify the impact of this.”

The man who prosecutors identified as the scheme’s ringleader, Pen “Ben” Yu, 51, of Gibsonton, Florida, near Tampa, has already pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine when he is sentenced on Aug. 2.

Yu provided Zheng, the UF student, with a credit card to place dozens of fraudulent orders last year, the Justice Department said. At Yu’s direction, she wrote to the biomedical company that she was “working in collaboration with other researchers” in biotechnology and requested “a good price since we will be purchasing these items routinely,” court records showed.

After the biomedical orders arrived at UF, the research employee would bring them or otherwise provide them to Yu, who shipped them to China, prosecutors said. The UF researcher in charge of the lab – which included the stockroom where the supplies were delivered – was not described as a co-conspirator in legal filings.

“Ben, I believe I have 35 or 36 boxes for you today,” the UF research employee wrote in 2016.

Yu paid for the employee’s gasoline, $10 for every hour he drove to meet him. “I will pump the gas for you at the place where we meet,” he told the research employee, prosecutors said. Yu disguised the shipments to China as legal “diluting agents,” court records showed.

“Faking an affiliation with an academic research lab to obtain controlled biochemical materials, and then sending those materials to China, is not only wrong but illegal,” said Matthew S. Axelrod, the assistant secretary for export enforcement in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. He said the criminal investigation should put other universities on alert.

Axelrod called it “yet another fact pattern for universities to beware of — the misuse of academic institutions by outsiders who seek to obscure the actual customer of controlled items.”

It wasn’t clear who Yu was working for in China. In intercepted messages, the government said he referred to his superior only as his boss. Yu and his defense lawyer, Robert Earl Zlatkin of Orlando, did not immediately return a phone message.

A sales executive for Massachusetts-based Sigma-Aldrich Inc., which sold the samples, also has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Gregory Muñoz, 45, of Minneola, Florida, west of Orlando, was set to be sentenced July 23. Muñoz sold products from the company to several universities in Florida, including UF, court records said.

Yu emailed Muñoz in 2020 and said his employer needed 10 boxes of cholera toxin, which he acknowledged was a substance heavily regulated by the U.S. government.

“This is the cholera toxin,” Muñoz replied. “Remember, we had issues in the past and they require a lot of documentation signed by the university.”

Muñoz discovered in December 2022 that his employer was investigating him and warned Yu, who continued to place hundreds of new orders to ship to China in 2023, court records said. “Wow, I am really screwed now,” Muñoz wrote. “Anti-bribery, anti-kickback.”

Last year, in February, Yu emailed Muñoz and asked, “Do you still need Leticia to send you this order?” Muñoz and his lawyer, Fritz J. Scheller of Orlando, also did not immediately return a phone message to Fresh Take Florida.

A third person, Jonathan Rok Thyng, 47, who lived at the same address as Yu in Gibsonton, agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit a federal crime and faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors said Thyng ordered some of the biomedical substances and shipped some of the packages to China. He was expected to formally enter his plea June 18.

Thyng and his lawyer, Bjorn Erik Brunvand of Clearwater, also did not immediately return a phone message left by Fresh Take Florida.

Prosecutors said U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment in April 2023 that Thyng sent from Tampa to China containing biomedical items ordered by the UF marketing student and others.

The Justice Department said orders placed through UF qualified for significant discounts — prosecutors said the scheme’s organizers paid $4.9 million for $13.7 million worth of biomedical supplies — and included free items and free overnight shipping.

Prosecutors said in court records they would recommend leniency for Yu, Muñoz and Thyng because they promised to cooperate with investigators and accepted responsibility for their crimes. Prosecutors said all are American citizens. The Justice Department asked the judge to order Yu and Muñoz each to forfeit $100,000, which it said was how much Yu and Muñoz had earned over the years.

The scheme unraveled when the company — known as MilliporeSigma, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany — discovered the ruse involving UF and reported its involvement to the U.S. government. Under new Justice Department rules, such companies that self-report export violations and cooperate can escape prosecution.

The company said in a statement Friday that it fired Muñoz and cooperated with investigators to avoid prosecution. This was the first time those rules were applied, the government said.

“Because of MilliporeSigma’s timely disclosure and exceptional cooperation, a rogue company insider and his accomplice pled guilty to fraudulently diverting millions of dollars’ worth of biochemicals to China, and the company will not be prosecuted,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in Washington.

“As national security and corporate crime increasingly intersect, companies that step up and own up under the department’s voluntary self-disclosure programs can help themselves and our nation,” she said.

This story was produced by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. The reporter can be reached at [email protected] . You can donate to support our students here .

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The Kelley School of Business cherishes our diverse student population. Today, more than 50 countries are represented at our business school, located in Indiana's metropolitan capitol. Below you'll find the requirements needed to begin your Kelley journey.

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Khargonekar Inducted into University of Florida Hall of Fame

UCI Distinguished Professor Pramod Khargonekar speaks at University of Florida following his induction into the school’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hall of Fame.

June 3, 2024 - UC Irvine Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod Khargonekar has been inducted into the University of Florida’s (UF) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Hall of Fame . Khargonekar is one of 11 in the inaugural class who received the honor at an induction ceremony and dinner at University of Florida in April.

The ECE Hall of Fame recognizes alumni who have demonstrated institutional leadership, a long-term commitment to UF’s engineering program, and impactful research and inventions in the field of electrical or computer engineering. New members will be inducted annually.

“There is something particularly sweet about being honored by one’s alma mater,” said Khargonekar. “I am deeply humbled to be selected for this inaugural class of inductees into the UF ECE Department Hall of Fame.”

At the ceremony, Khargonekar was cited “for his brilliant, high-impact research contributions to theory and applications of systems and control. His early work was on mathematical control theory, specifically focusing on robust control analysis and design. In late 1980s, he made groundbreaking contributions to the state-space solution to the H-infinity control problem. This work is recognized to be the greatest theoretical achievement in the control systems field since the pioneering work of R. E. Kalman, Ph.D., in the 1960s.”

Khargonekar earned a master’s degree in mathematics and doctorate in electrical engineering from UF. His doctoral adviser was late Professor R. E. Kalman, one of the founding fathers of the field of modern control and system theory. His research contributions have spanned fundamental theory of control systems, as well as applications to semiconductor manufacturing, renewable electric grids and learning control systems for autonomy. He has held faculty positions at UF, the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan, and he served as the University of Michigan’s electrical engineering and computer science chair from 1997-2001 until returning to UF as the engineering dean from 2001-09. Among his many appointments, he served as deputy director for technology at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy and as the assistant director of the National Science Foundation where he headed the Directorate of Engineering from 2013-16. He came to UCI in 2016.

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May 15, 2024.

As summer nears, whether you are an alum returning for Reunions, a student staying on campus, or a prospective student visiting the school, Princeton’s warm weather and lively atmosphere are things to enjoy. Strolling around on a sunny morning, here are my top 5 spots that I recommend checking out!

As a proud resident of Mathey College, Blair Arch is one of the most picturesque spots. Check the time on the clock, read on the steps, rest in the shade, and admire the architecture! Located in the heart of the upper campus, it is frequented by acapella groups and other music groups for performances. The Arch’s acoustic is surprisingly crisp, reverberating the gorgeous singing to a large crowd. Concerts usually happen on Thursday evenings but will become daily occurrences during Reunions.

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2. Murray Dodge Cafe

Do you ever get tired/hungry for a sweet snack in the late hours of the afternoon or evening? Fear not, for Murray Dodge Cafe is the spot to go! The underground cafe is under the Office of Religious Life, with free cookies baked fresh by our student bakers during the school year. There are many different flavors, from strawberry brownies to white chocolate pistachio. With your Princeton ID, you can get a mug and unlimited tea to sip on while you study, surrounded by colorful chalk drawings. For our campus newspaper The Daily Princetonian, I  spent twelve hours in the cafe recording everything that happened with my friends, if you would like an immersive experience of how welcoming the space is!

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3. The Graduate College

Summer is peak weather for casual strolls. In a leisurely 15-minute walk you can go from Mathey to the backyard of Forbes College, which overlooks a golf course and the Graduate College, a dormitory for graduate students. At the Grad College you can enjoy meals in the dining hall most days of the week, under beautiful stained glass windows and Harry Potter-like interiors. If you go on a Sunday morning, you will hear the carillon played by  Lisa Lonie , a keyboard-based percussion instrument with twenty tons of bronze bells at the top of the Cleveland Tower. 

4. Firestone Library 

While Firestone is typically known for serious studying, its 6th-floor room has a birds-eye view of campus and is a gorgeous sunset spot.  The high ceiling and gothic chandeliers are Princeton classics that should not be missed! Another scenic spot to check out is the C-floor of Firestone. Though it is underground, there is a study space with a high glass ceiling with sunlight streaming down. 

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5. Firestone Plaza & Chapel

If you want to be outdoors, Firestone Plaza has sage-green tables and chairs and a great view of the East Pyne courtyard for the ideal afternoon reading spot. If you get bored, you can pop into the University Chapel, which has magnificent stained glass windows and impeccable architecture. The Chapel Choir has a church service every Sunday morning at 11 am, and the space also hosts other regular concerts if you want to hear the space's acoustics!

The inside of the chapel, with stained glass windows, colorful flags, lights.

6. Einstein’s Classroom

Albert Einstein used to teach Physics in the historic classroom located on the third floor of Frist Campus Center. Filled with rows of wooden chairs and a giant blackboard, the “dark academic” vibe is strong here. For a snack, the A-level of Frist has a wide array of food and drinks: sushi, pasta, Asian cuisine, a grill station, cereal, fruits, Tico’s yogurts, etc. Depending on the weather, there is both indoor and outdoor seating. Once I saw a double rainbow by the lawn!

Photograph of Einstein's classroom, with a blackboard and rows of wooden chairs

7. Richardson Auditorium

Princeton University Concerts often hosts worldwide musicians and artists with diverse performances, and student performance groups also perform frequently. As a student, you have 4 free tickets for any Richardson event, and you get to pick orchestra or balcony seats! Besides the acoustics, the auditorium has a mosaic art piece in the backdrop superimposed with contemporary ceiling decorations. One of my favorite events was watching the first Mariachi concert in Princeton’s history last month, filled with vibrant decorations, stage lights, and songs to sing along to. 

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    Students who enter during or after Summer B 2021 are required to complete the UF Quest 1 and UF Quest 2 requirement (unless they have earned an A.A. from a Florida public college/state university or are in the Innovation Academy program). Students are required to take one Quest 1, in their first year, to satisfy 3 credits of the general ...

  10. Campus Visits

    Select an available tour time. Complete the campus tour registration form. The University will be closed for the following holidays: Memorial Day: Monday, May 27, 2024. Juneteenth: Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Independence Day: Thursday, July 4 & Friday, July 5, 2024. Spring classes begin January 8, 2024 and continue through April 26, 2024.

  11. Campus & Virtual Tours » Veterinary Education

    For University of Florida undergraduate tours, please visit the following website for more details. Please wear closed-toe shoes for the tour to adhere to safety and infection control guidelines when entering and exiting certain buildings. We welcome you to take photos in front of our buildings, but please keep all devices stowed during the tour.

  12. Visit HHP

    Learn more about visiting the UF campus and additional events at https://admissions.ufl.edu/visit. Upcoming HHP group campus visits are scheduled on the following days. (NOTE: Registration is required to attend.) Friday, March 1 at 2:00-2:45pm ; Friday, March 29 at 2:00-2:45pm; Friday, April 12 at 2:00-2:45pm; Note: each tour date is capped at ...

  13. Rutgers-Camden: Admitted Student Campus Visit & Tour

    Following the information session will be a campus tour led by a Raptor Ambassador. Optional Residence Hall tours are available following the visit. If you plan to tour the Residence Halls, please plan to add an additional 30 minutes to your visit. Notes: - This event is for students who have already been admitted to Rutgers University-Camden.

  14. PaCE

    Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE) is a highly-selective and flexible pathway that allows students to choose to complete your degree fully online from anywhere or transition to campus. This is all part of the University of Florida's commitment to expansive access to an elite education via remarkable, digital pathways!

  15. University of Florida Office of Admissions

    At the University of Florida, we are a people of purpose. We're committed to challenging convention and ourselves. ... For more information on Gator Growl and UF Homecoming, visit gatorgrowl.org. Register for Admitted Student Events. ... That's why we offer optional admitted student events to showcase UF's offerings, answer questions and ...

  16. University of Florida employee, students implicated in illegal plot to

    A University of Florida research employee and students have been implicated in an illegal, multi-million dollar scheme investigated by the Justice Department to fraudulently buy thousands of biochemical samples of dangerous drugs and toxins that were delivered to a campus laboratory then illicitly shipped to China over seven years, according to federal court records.

  17. International Students

    A minimum TOEFL score of 80 or IELTSA score of 6.5 or Pearson score of 55. If you have your SAT or ACT scores, you're eligible to be directly admitted to Kelley if you meet the following criteria: Admitted to IU Indianapolis. Overall 90 percent on the high school transcript. Minimum of 1170 on the SAT (Math score of 530 or higher + Evidence ...

  18. Visit

    UF's self-guided tour showcases our campus and can be done conveniently. Download our self-guided tour through UF's GatorWay app. If you're in Gainesville: The UF campus is open, and you should be able to gain insight into what life can be as a Florida Gator. We suggest starting at the Reitz Union so you may follow the route in the same order as guided tours.

  19. University of Florida

    The sessions feature a presentation by one of our admissions officers with information about the University of Florida and our application process, followed by a live Q&A session. If you have any questions, contact our office by phone at 352-392-1365 or by filling out the form at admissions.ufl.edu/contact. Choose below to select an available ...

  20. Khargonekar Inducted into University of Florida Hall of Fame

    June 3, 2024 - UC Irvine Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod Khargonekar has been inducted into the University of Florida's (UF) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Hall of Fame.Khargonekar is one of 11 in the inaugural class who received the honor at an induction ceremony and dinner at University of Florida in April.

  21. The Office of Admissions at the University of Florida

    UF is committed to providing a world‑class education that is affordable to all students. UF is ranked as one of the best values in higher education. Many of our students graduate debt free. The Career Connections Center helped set Guamay up for success. Watch to learn more.

  22. Best Summer Spots on Campus

    If you go on a Sunday morning, you will hear the carillon played by Lisa Lonie, a keyboard-based percussion instrument with twenty tons of bronze bells at the top of the Cleveland Tower. 4. Firestone Library. While Firestone is typically known for serious studying, its 6th-floor room has a birds-eye view of campus and is a gorgeous sunset spot.

  23. Publications

    Century Tower (Established in 1853), a campus icon, was built in 1953 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the university. It houses a cast-bell carillon that is played several times per day. 2,929 UF students studying abroad. from 2022-23. 57 study abroad countries. 2,000+ Acre campus.

  24. UF Online launches three new majors for fall 2024

    UF will offer three new fully online majors starting in fall 2024 as a part of its larger push to increase access for students in high-demand fields and better meet the needs of Florida's workforce. The new bachelor's degree offerings include: Agricultural Education & Communication, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, will prepare ...