Indiana University fired professor on the day of FBI raids, documents show
- Professor Xiaofeng Wang was terminated by Indiana University, and the American Association of University Professors has contested this action in a letter stating that he was fired without due process.
- FBI agents executed search warrants at the homes of Professor Wang and his wife, Nianli Ma, as part of a federal investigation.
- Indiana University has removed the online profiles of both Wang and Ma amid the investigation, which is reportedly in the counter-espionage arena.
- No federal criminal case has been recorded against either Wang or Ma, despite the search and investigation taking place.
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IU faculty protests firing of professor in FBI probe
(WXIN/WTTV) — It's like XiaoFeng Wang never existed during his 21 years at Indiana University. In conjunction with FBI raids at homes Wang shares in Bloomington and Carmel with his wife, IU Library software engineer Nianli Ma, all traces of the noted cybersecurity expert have been scrubbed from the university’s website. His wife’s, too. The FBI and IU won’t comment on the federal investigators’ interest in the professor who is the director of th…
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