A California woman has been arrested on a federal charge of acting as an unregistered agent for China, including allegedly conducting surveillance of a senior Taiwanese official’s family. She was detained at an airport before a planned flight to China.
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California woman accused of spying on Taiwanese official’s family for China
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FBI holds California woman accused of spying for China
A screenshot from a video posted by First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli showing the arrest of Wanying Zhang.
A screenshot from a video posted by First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli showing the arrest of Wanying Zhang.
The FBI arrested Irvine real estate agent Wanying “Heather” Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport as she allegedly prepared to fly to China, accusing her of acting as an unregistered Chinese government agent. Federal authorities say she and an associate surveilled the U.S.
An Irvine woman accused of acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government and surveilling a relative of a high-ranking Taiwanese official was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport as she prepared to leave the country, federal officials said.
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said in a social media post.
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China and allegedly surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family, federal officials said.
FBI agents caught Wanying Zhang at LAX before she boarded a flight to China, accused of secretly surveilling a relative of Taiwanese President Ching-Te Lai.
A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, just before departing for China, with the US officials accusing her of spying on Taiwan's president's son.
A woman suspected of spying for China by surveilling the Taiwanese president’s son and his family has been arrested by the US before she could board a flight to Shanghai, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as tensions linger between the rival superpowers.
A woman accused of working as an agent for China and conducting espionage targeting the son of Taiwan’s president was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, federal prosecutors said. The FBI arrested 34-year-old Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine real estate agent, Sunday as she was preparin…
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan’s president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said.
BANGKOK (AP) — The FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China. Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family for the Chinese government wh…
A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family in the United States was arrested Sunday, US and Taiwanese officials said.
Wanying Zhang surveilled Taiwanese president’s son and family for China while in US, according to FBI The FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles international airport (LAX) as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China .
"According to the affidavit, Zhang traveled to Seattle in 2025 and, at the direction of PRC officials, surveilled a close relative of a Taiwanese government official, sending photos, videos, and license plate information to those officials.
BANGKOK (AP) — The FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China. Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family for the Chinese government wh…
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