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A former UF nuclear engineering professor was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday.
Samim Anghaie, found guilty of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in government contracts in February, will go to prison Jan. 9. His wife, Sousan, was sentenced to six months of home confinement for her role in the crime.
The couple must pay the federal government $390,252 in addition to $100,000 in fines each.
The Anghaies were convicted in February of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and more than 24 counts of wire fraud. The maximum penalty for each count of wire fraud is 20 years in prison.
The couple was accused in 2009 of submitting false information to obtain contracts from NASA and the U.S. Air Force.
Some of the false information included research taken from UF students without their knowledge.
The Anghaies were the targets of a federal investigation that included a search of Samim Anghaie's UF office.
The university placed Samim Anghaie on leave in February 2009, and he resigned in November of that year after an additional internal investigation, said UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes. Had he not resigned, he would have been terminated, she said.
