Duke University Settles Charges Of Fake Research Reports For $112.5Mln - US Justice Dept.

Duke University has accepted a $112.5 million penalty to settle charges of submitting applications and reports with falsified research to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of Justice announced in a press release on Monday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th March, 2019) Duke University has accepted a $112.5 million penalty to settle charges of submitting applications and reports with falsified research to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of Justice announced in a press release on Monday.

"The settlement resolves allegations that between 2006 and 2018, Duke knowingly submitted and caused to be submitted claims to the NIH and to the EPA that contained falsified or fabricated data or statements in thirty (30) grants, causing the NIH and EPA to pay out grants funds they otherwise would not have," the release stated.

The Justice Department explained that the penalties involve falsified research on mice submitted by the university's Airway Physiology Laboratory.

Duke University is a private institution of higher learning and research in the state of North Carolina that is ranked in the top ten of universities in the United States, according to the latest annual report by US news and World Report.

The university receives millions of Dollars in funding from NIH and the EPA for hundreds of grants each year, the release said.