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She may face: 10 years and $250,000 fine for visa fraud, 20 years and $250,000 fine for obstruction and tampering… -U.S. Justice Department Expands Charges Against a Chinese Communist Military Spy

 2021年2月20日

National Pulse reports that the Department of Justice has expanded charges against a Communist Party member of the military, accusing Chen Song of visa fraud, obstruction of justice, document destruction, and false statements.

The Justice Department has expanded charges against a Stanford University researcher accused of working for the Chinese Communist People’s Liberation Army.

In a Feb. 19 press release, the Justice Department stated, “The Department of Justice announced yesterday that a federal grand jury issued an updated indictment charging Chen Song with visa fraud, obstruction of justice, destruction of documents, and false statements in connection with a scheme to conceal and misrepresent her status as a member of the Chinese Communist Party military while she was in the United States.”

The Justice Department added, “Fearing discovery, Chen Song destroyed documents in a failed attempt to conceal her true identity. This prosecution will help protect elite institutions like Stanford University from illegal foreign influence,”

In addition to concealing her ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and committing visa fraud while doing so, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found that Song Chen “took active steps to destroy evidence of her official affiliation with the Chinese (Communist) military.

Among the three documents destroyed were letters, photographs and resumes.

  1. An electronic copy of a letter written in Chinese by Song Chen to the Chinese Communist Consulate in New York, in which she explains that her stated employer ” Xi Diaoyutai Hospital (Beijing)” was a false front and that she had attempted to mail these documents because the relevant approval documents were confidential.
  2. Picture of Song Chen’s PLA ID with a photo of her in military uniform, covering the period from July 2016 to July 2020.
  3. an electronic version of Song Chen’s Chinese resume, again with a photo of her in military uniform and noting that her employer is the Air Force General Hospital.

The DOJ added, “If convicted, she faces maximum statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for visa fraud; up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for obstruction and tampering; and up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for misrepresentation. In addition, the court may order additional periods of out-of-custody viewing.”