University of Florida nuclear engineering professor Samim Anghaie and his family members had their property seized Wednesday in an investigation into allegations they used money from NASA contracts to buy several cars and homes.
Anghaie is an Iranian-born professor who directs an institute that researches the use of nuclear power in space. He and his wife run a Gainesville-based company known as New Era Technology that conducts research for NASA.
Authorities say neither Anghaie nor his wife had been arrested at this time.
UF suspended Samim Anghaie after the FBI searched his campus office Wednesday.
A warrant alleges money from NASA was diverted from New Era into the accounts of Samim, Sousan and their sons.
According to the warrant: The alleged scheme "diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegally obtained government funds from their corporate bank account to their personal bank accounts."
