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Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 3, 2021

The Justice Department is moving forward with plans for a second trial of former University of Tennessee professor Dr. Anming Hu, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Hu, a nanotechnology expert, was accused of being a spy for the Chinese military and was charged with fraud by the Justice Department under the Trump administration. A deadlocked jury failed to convict the former professor during June trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Arrowood has filed a one-page notice in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, signaling that the Justice Department intends to try again.