November 12, 1999

CUNY Scholar Is Accused of Using Grant to Buy Heroin for Research Subjects

By ALISON SCHNEIDER

Ansley Hamid, a tenured anthropologist at the City University of New York, built his scholarly reputation studying drug cultures. Last month, federal law-enforcement officials accused Mr. Hamid of being part of that culture himself.

Mr. Hamid was charged with embezzling money from a federal grant to study heroin use. Federal officials accused him of using the money to buy heroin for research subjects. The professor also was accused of using heroin while he was

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