U. of Minnesota Will Pay U.S. $32-Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Research Funds

The University of Minnesota will pay the U.S. government $32-million to settle a lawsuit that accused the institution of fraud and misuse of federal grants, and of profiting from its illegal sales of an experimental transplant drug.

The settlement, announced last week, came on the day that the trial was to begin. The Justice Department said it was the largest amount ever recovered in a case involving National

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