Federal prosecutors said Wang had entered the United States on a fake passport on March 26, 2019 posing as medical researcher interested in doing work at UC-San Francisco. He had joined the lab, where he began accessing medical research. Investigators have determined he is in fact a major in the People’s Republic of China’s People’s Liberation Army. He said on his multiple entry visa application that he had left military service in 2016 and was involved in private research. If convicted, he faces a maximum statutory penalty of ten years in prison and a fine of US$250,000.

Source: The Standard June 12, 2020 01:52 UTC