For years, the government funded Jeffrey Parsons-Hietikko’s research into HIV prevention, working on treatments and quelling an epidemic. But according to court documents, they seemingly paid for his lavish lifestyle, too.
Parsons-Hietikko now owes the federal government some $375,000, finally paying the bill for his elaborate scuba-diving trips to Fiji, Belize and the Cayman Islands, according to a settlement order.
The City University of New York’s Hunter College, Parsons-Hietikko’s ex-employer following a 2019 resignation amid a sexual harassment investigation, is also slated to repay the fed an additional $200,000 after it admitted to paying the professor retention bonuses with research money. “There was never any intent by Dr.
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