FBI , agents executed , research warrants , last week at two homes owned by , Indiana University , computer science professor , XiaoFeng Wang , and his IU libraries scientist family, authorities said, as questions swirled over their position at the university on Monday.
Wang, who has researched encryption, protection, and security, had his ,  , removed by Indiana University ‘s , .
His partner, also had her status removed from Indiana University’s libraries section.
An Indiana University official responded to questions from CNBC Monday about the woman’s career status with, “I’ll refer you to the FBI for any information”.
An FBI spokeswoman said,” I can confirm the FBI executed national search warrants at properties in Carmel and Bloomington Friday”.
” We have no further comment at this time”, the spokesperson said.
There is no history of any federal criminal case against either Wang or Ma.
Wang, who has been at Indiana U. for two years, has been the associate professor for analysis at the Luddy School, according to an archived account page.
That site notes that his work has been funded by various federal agencies and that he has been the principal investigator for research projects totaling practically$ 23 million.
” Dr. Wang’s research focuses on program security and data protection with a specialty on security and privacy issues in mobile and cloud computing, and privacy issues in transmission and processing of human genome data”, notes a Luddy School site that was still online as of Monday.
The couple did not immediately reply to a message from CNBC requesting comment.
CNBC has also requested comment from Jackie Bennett Jr., an Indianapolis criminal defense lawyer. Bennett was seen arriving at the Carmel, Indiana, home Friday with a woman believed to be Ma.
FBI agents, assisted by ,  , agents, searched the residence for over four hours and removed boxes containing unknown items.
Video obtained by ,  , of the FBI search at the Carmel residence also shows an agent snatching a phone from the woman believed to be Ma, as she stood in front of the home.
While the Carmel search was being conducted, FBI agents also searched the Bloomington home owned by Wang and Ma, who is a systems analysts and program in Indiana University’s library division. Indiana U. is located in Bloomington, about 70 miles southwest of Carmel.
Bennett, the attorney, is a former federal prosecutor who served in the office of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr from 1995 to 1999, when Starr was conducting a criminal investigation of then-President , .
Bennett questioned Clinton during the president’s testimony before a grand jury regarding his sexual relationship with White House intern , .