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China is invading the U.S. judicial system, the report says
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Beijing, July 17: Paul Hastings LLP, a US-based law firm, claims that most of its revenue comes from China, and there are reports that Beijing is trying to break into the US judicial system.
Paul Hasting LLP is a global law firm based in the United States. Some social media handlers claim that the Chinese Communist Party has invaded the US judicial system. These people made these claims, citing examples of Paul Hastings LLP’s revenue from China. China’s EV Darling Nio looks to Singapore’s Hong Kong amid the risk of China’s delisting.
They claim that there is evidence to support their claim. Meanwhile, a US grand jury has charged five people on behalf of China for “stalking, harassing, and spying” in connection with a plan to silence critics of the Chinese government.
“Brooklyn’s Federal Grand Jury yesterday killed one current federal law enforcement officer and one retired federal law enforcement officer for various crimes related to a cross-border suppression program organized on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic. He returned a priority indictment indicting five defendants, including the Chinese (PRC). ” The US Justice Department said at a press conference on July 7.
Defendant fan “Frank” Liu of Jericho, New York, 62 years old. Matthew Gibris, 49, Oyster Bay, NY. China’s Qiang “Jason” Sun, 40, was charged in March 2022 with a cross-border crackdown plan targeting U.S. residents who were disliked by the Chinese government for political views and actions. it was done.
In particular, these defendants allegedly attempted to destroy the artwork of the Chinese people living in Los Angeles. He was critical of the Chinese government and spy on him from China by installing surveillance equipment in the artist’s workplace and in his car. Liu and Jiblis were arrested for criminal accusations in March 2022, but Sun remains the majority.
The replaced indictment adds two new defendants, Craig Millar and Derrick Taylor, to the plan. Miller has been a 15-year employee of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is currently assigned as a deportee to DHS emergency relief operations in Minneapolis. Taylor is a retired DHS law enforcement agency currently working as a private detective in Irvine. California.
Miller and Taylor allegedly destroyed evidence after being contacted by FBI agents and asked about the procurement and distribution of sensitive information from a restricted federal law enforcement database of U.S.-based Chinese dissidents. He has been charged with obstructing the judiciary. Both Miller and Taylor were arrested in June 2022 following a criminal accusation.
“We uphold the rights of the American people to engage in free speech and political expression, including the views that the Chinese government wants to silence,” said Matthew G. Olsen, National Security Justice. The Assistant Assistant Secretary said.
“As indicted, these individuals assisted foreign government agents in trying to suppress opposition evacuated here. Defendants chose to waive their oaths and violate the law2. Includes human sworn law enforcement officers. This indictment holds all of these defendants in the next step, liable for their crimes. “
Alan E. Kohler Jr., Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, said: Law Enforcement Officer-Shows how China is trying to stalk, intimidate, and silence those who oppose it. “
“The FBI fights cross-border oppression because it is evil in itself and an attack on the freedom of an open society. The security of our community and the security of our country are endangered by this criminal act. It has led those who do it to justice. “
According to the Justice Ministry, Liu and Jiblis have been charged with colluding to act on behalf of the Chinese government. Liu, Ziburis, and Sun have been charged with collusion of interstate harassment and criminal use of identification means.
Liu and Sun have been charged with plotting to bribe federal authorities in connection with their plans to obtain tax returns for democratic activists living in the United States. Both Miller and Taylor have been charged with obstructing justice, and Taylor has been charged with false statements to the FBI.
If convicted, Liu faces up to 30 years in prison. Ziburis, Sun and Taylor face up to 25 years in prison. Miller faces up to 20 years in prison. The defendant will be prosecuted at a later date.
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https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-china-infiltrating-us-judicial-system-reports-3961353.html China is invading the U.S. judicial system, the report says
