⁍ Juan Tang was booked Friday into a Northern California jail.
⁍ She was expected to appear in federal court Monday.
⁍ The Justice Department said Tang lied about her military ties in a visa application.
– A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the US was booked Friday into a Northern California jail and was expected to appear in federal court Monday, the AP reports. Sacramento County jail records show Juan Tang, 37, was being held on behalf of federal authorities after she was arrested by the US Marshals Service. The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the US, saying they lied about their status as members of China’s People’s Liberation Army. All were charged with visa fraud. Tang was the last of the four to be arrested, after the Justice Department accused the Chinese consulate in San Francisco of harboring a known fugitive. The consulate did not immediately respond to email and Facebook messages seeking comment and it was not possible to leave a telephone message. The FBI has been interviewing visa holders in more than 25 American cities suspected of hiding their ties to the Chinese military.
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