Category: Department of Justice

Chinese Scientist Sentenced to 29 Months for Stealing From Monsanto

A Chinese national was sentenced to 29 months in prison on April 7 after pleading guilty to stealing a trade secret from his U.S. employer earlier this year, a crime that Justice Department officials said would benefit the Chinese regime. Xiang Haitao, 44, a legal permanent U.S. resident formerly from Missouri, worked for U.S. agribusiness…


Russian Oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev Charged With Violating US Sanctions

Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev has been charged by U.S. authorities for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions. Malofeyev, 47, was charged in an indictment unsealed on April 6 with conspiracy to violate the sanctions and actual violations of the sanctions. Charging documents say Malofeyev hired Jack Hanick, an American citizen, to operate television networks in Russia and…


Constitution ‘Tossed by the Side’ in Handling of Jan. 6: Rep. Gohmert

The U.S. Constitution has been disregarded in the handling of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building, says Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Gohmert condemned the treatment of those accused of participating in the Capitol breach and accused the Department of Justice of becoming a “partisan political tool.” “As a former prosecutor, former judge, if…


Chinese National Convicted of Fraudulently Obtaining US Visas for Individuals Working for Beijing

A Chinese national from New Jersey has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining U.S. visas to get Chinese government employees into the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 23. Liu Zhongsan, 59, of Fort Lee, was arrested and charged in September 2019. He was convicted on March 22 of one count of…


Chinese National Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining US Visas for Individuals Working for Beijing

A Chinese national from New Jersey has been convicted of committing visa fraud to get government employees of the Chinese regime into the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 23. Liu Zhongsan, 59, of Fort Lee, was arrested and charged in September 2019. He was convicted on March 22 of one…


Congress Reauthorizes EB-5 Investor Visa Program, Opening Door to Wealthy Chinese Immigrants

Wealthy Chinese nationals looking to obtain a U.S. green card may see their chances improve after President Joe Biden and Congress recently resurrected the EB-5 investor visa program. The program, which lapsed in June last year, started more than two decades ago, allowing immigrant investors to secure a conditional green card in exchange for investing…


DOJ Accuses Google of Training Employees to Shield Business Communications

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday accused Google of training its employees to improperly use attorney-client privilege to hide documents from discovery in litigation and government investigations. In a court filing, the Justice Department asked for Google to be sanctioned for creating a “Communicate with Care” program that the department says trains staff to include…


Prominent NYC Chinese Democracy Activist Spied for Communist China: DOJ

A prominent Chinese American dissident was recently arrested in New York City, accused by the FBI of working as an informant for Chinese intelligence for 18 years. Wang Shujun, 73, of Queens, was one of five defendants charged in separate cases unsealed on March 16, that federal prosecutors said were part of the communist regime’s…


Agents Working for CCP Were Paid Millions To Spy On, Harass Dissidents in US: Criminal Complaint

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was apparently not happy that a sculpture criticizing its leader Xi Jinping was on display in the United States, so the regime’s agents went to work. They hired a private investigator in New York and a former correctional officer in Florida in a conspiracy to try to shame and discredit…


Judge Tells US Prosecutors to Give Documents to Steve Bannon

A federal judge on March 16 ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hand over records to Steve Bannon, an ex-adviser to former President Donald Trump. Bannon was charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a select House of Representatives panel that is probing the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the…