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Chinese military officer and researcher arrested at LAX is charged with visa fraud
// A scientific researcher and officer in the People’s Republic of China Liberation Army was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport as he tried to return to China. He is being charged with visa fraud.
//Xin Wang allegedly made fraudulent statements on a J1 non-immigrant visa application issued to him .If convicted, Wang faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
//Wang stated he was a “Level 9” technician with the PLA and received a stipend while he was also provided a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council.The district court statement equated the Level 9 status to the U.S. rank of major.
//“Wang stated he intentionally made false statements about his military service in his visa application in order to increase the likelihood that he would receive his J1 visa.”
//Wang told customs agents he was ordered by Chinese military personnel to “observe the layout of the UCSF lab and bring back information on how to replicate it in China.”
Full Article: Los Angelas Times, (11-June)
#chinesemilitary #specialists #visafraud #PLA #Chinainfiltration
Chinese military officer and researcher arrested at LAX is charged with visa fraud
// A scientific researcher and officer in the People’s Republic of China Liberation Army was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport as he tried to return to China. He is being charged with visa fraud.
//Xin Wang allegedly made fraudulent statements on a J1 non-immigrant visa application issued to him .If convicted, Wang faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
//Wang stated he was a “Level 9” technician with the PLA and received a stipend while he was also provided a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council.The district court statement equated the Level 9 status to the U.S. rank of major.
//“Wang stated he intentionally made false statements about his military service in his visa application in order to increase the likelihood that he would receive his J1 visa.”
//Wang told customs agents he was ordered by Chinese military personnel to “observe the layout of the UCSF lab and bring back information on how to replicate it in China.”
Full Article: Los Angelas Times, (11-June)
#chinesemilitary #specialists #visafraud #PLA #Chinainfiltration
Los Angeles Times
Chinese military officer and researcher arrested at LAX is charged with visa fraud
Chinese military officer Xin Wang falsified his visa application, attorney David L. Anderson and FBI Special Agent John F. Bennett claim in a criminal complaint.