Sam Song, the former Stanford University commie scholar charged with visa fraud, was added to the federal grand jury this week on charges including destruction of documents and is scheduled to go to trial on April 12. Prosecutors say this will help protect U.S. universities from illegal foreign forces.
Chen Song, 39, a Communist scholar, went to Stanford University in December 2018 to conduct research. She allegedly lied to U.S. immigration officials to conceal her military background at her Chinese workplace. Last July, she was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being interviewed for visa fraud.
In a new indictment, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Song with destroying documents, including two photos of her in military uniform on the Internet, and deleting emails that could have led to her conviction after she was first indicted; the DOJ also charged her with obstruction of justice and false statements.
Alan Kohler, assistant director of the FBI’s counterintelligence division, said in the new indictment that “the Chinese Communist government has repeatedly stolen U.S. research and used our universities rather than follow international norms.”
In a press release, Northern District of California Attorney David L. Anderson said the indictment helps protect elite institutions like Stanford University from illegal foreign powers.
The prosecution’s indictment mentions that Song Chen indicated on her visa application that she served in the Chinese Communist Army from September 2000 to June 2011 and that her employer was the private West Diaoyutai Hospital in Beijing, China, but FBI agents discovered that Song Chen’s actual employer was the PLA Air Force General Hospital in Beijing. If Song Chen had indicated from the outset that she was serving with a military unit, she would have had to apply for a diplomatic visa officially approved by a U.S. consulate.
Last July, at least three communist academics, including Song, were charged by the U.S. with visa fraud for concealing the fact that they were working for the Chinese Communist military. Song is being held on $250,000 bail pending arraignment. Song’s next court appearance is scheduled for April 7, and the trial will begin on April 12.
If convicted, Song faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the visa fraud count; up to 20 years in prison on the spoliation and tampering with evidence count; and up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the false statements count.
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