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|Title=U.S. Gov’t Physicist Sentenced to 18 months in Prison for Fraud
|Is About=This is an article about physicist Sean Darin Kinion who was working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He faked data and reports in quantum computing research.  In 2016 Kinion was sentenced to 18 months in prison for faking data and ordered to pay back the funding.
|Important Because=The article may be used as a case study in the context of research integrity training.
|Important For=Researchers; PhD students; Graduate students; Research integrity trainers
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|Has Link=https://retractionwatch.com/2016/12/23/u-s-govt-physicist-sentenced-18-months-prison-fraud/
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{{Tags
|Has Timepoint=2016
|Has Location=United States; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
|Has Virtue And Value=Honesty; Reliability; Reproducibility
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Fabrication; Fraud; Computer Science; Faked Data; Legal Threats; Misconduct Investigations; Physics Retractions
|Related To Research Area=Computer and Information Sciences
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