Researcher Juan Tang is wanted for using visa fraud to hide her affiliation with the Chinese military, in what the Justice Department believes is part of a scheme to steal information for the Chinese government.
The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a fugitive wanted for using visa fraud to hide her status as a member of China’s People’s Liberation Army, according to court filings from the U. S. Department of Justice dated Monday.
Juan Tang was a researcher at the University of California, who came to the U. S. from China on a J-1 visa, according to court filings. J-1 visas are used for work-and-study exchange programs. Tang’s visa application stated that she had never been in the military, which she confirmed to the FBI. But after the FBI discovered evidence that Tang was affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Justice Department believes Tang is hiding out at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco.
The Justice Department reported that three other people have already been arrested by the FBI for using visa fraud to hide their membership in China’s military.
