California Realtor Accused of Spying for China Appears in Court
The complaint alleges meetings in China, surveillance near Seattle, and contacts through a Beijing university linked to the Chinese intelligence apparatus.
TL;DR
- A California realtor, Wanying “Heather” Zhang, has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese regime.
- Prosecutors allege she surveilled the U.S.-based son of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and his family at Beijing's direction.
- Zhang was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport on October 4th.
- She appeared in court on Monday and remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing.