Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
US arrests three Chinese nationals for visa fraud
Source: BBC
US arrests three Chinese nationals for visa fraud
23 July 2020
The US has charged four Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly lying about their membership of China's armed forces.
Three are under arrest while the FBI is seeking to arrest the fourth, who is said to be in China's San Francisco consulate.
FBI agents have also interviewed people in 25 US cities who have an "undeclared affiliation" with China's military.
Prosecutors say it is part of a Chinese plan to send army scientists to the US.
Members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) applied for research visas while hiding their "true affiliation" with the military, US justice department attorney John C Demers said in a press release.
-snip-
23 July 2020
The US has charged four Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly lying about their membership of China's armed forces.
Three are under arrest while the FBI is seeking to arrest the fourth, who is said to be in China's San Francisco consulate.
FBI agents have also interviewed people in 25 US cities who have an "undeclared affiliation" with China's military.
Prosecutors say it is part of a Chinese plan to send army scientists to the US.
Members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) applied for research visas while hiding their "true affiliation" with the military, US justice department attorney John C Demers said in a press release.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53521156
______________________________________________________________________
Related: Researchers Charged with Visa Fraud After Lying About Their Work for China’s People’s Liberation Army (U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs)
