Conflict of interest charge for NIH scientist

Dr. P. Trey Sunderland III is the first NIH official since 1992 to be charged by federal prosecutors with conflict of interest. According to the LA Times article, Sunderland, in charge of the NIH's geriatric psychiatry division, received money from Pfizer, Inc. from 1998 to 2003 without NIH's permission or knowledge. Alledgedly, Sunderland provided Pfizer, Inc. with spinal-tap samples from patients and "failed to note his company fees and additional expense reimbursements on annual NIH financial reports."