07-25-2020 , 07:17 AM
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Published 13 hours ago
Biology researcher accused of visa fraud, working with Chinese military, to appear in court
Tang Juan and three other researchers are accused of concealing their identities as members of China's People's Liberation Army.
Barnini Chakraborty
By Barnini Chakraborty, Gregg Re | Fox News The Chinese biology researcher accused of lying on applications to obtain a visa and gain access to the United States is now in custody and expected to make a court appearance via video conference Monday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Tang Juan, who was staying in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, according to the FBI, and three other researchers are accused of concealing their identities as members of China's People's Liberation Army. All have been charged with visa fraud.
Tang, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, stated on her J-1 visa application that she "had never served in the military, but open source investigation revealed photographs of her in the uniform of the Civilian Cadre of the PLA [People's Liberation Army], and that she had been employed as a researcher at the Air Force Military Medical University, which is another name for FMMU [Fourth Military Medical University]," the FBI claimed.
Published 13 hours ago
Biology researcher accused of visa fraud, working with Chinese military, to appear in court
Tang Juan and three other researchers are accused of concealing their identities as members of China's People's Liberation Army.
Barnini Chakraborty
By Barnini Chakraborty, Gregg Re | Fox News The Chinese biology researcher accused of lying on applications to obtain a visa and gain access to the United States is now in custody and expected to make a court appearance via video conference Monday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Tang Juan, who was staying in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, according to the FBI, and three other researchers are accused of concealing their identities as members of China's People's Liberation Army. All have been charged with visa fraud.
Tang, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, stated on her J-1 visa application that she "had never served in the military, but open source investigation revealed photographs of her in the uniform of the Civilian Cadre of the PLA [People's Liberation Army], and that she had been employed as a researcher at the Air Force Military Medical University, which is another name for FMMU [Fourth Military Medical University]," the FBI claimed.