FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son
The FBI arrested California woman Wanying Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the agency said. Agents detained her before she boarded a flight to China, according to the reports.
Key facts
Zhang, also known as Heather, is a realtor from Irvine, California.4351
The flight Zhang was preparing to board was bound for Shanghai, the Wall Street Journal reported.2
Zhang was charged with acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.4
She allegedly sent reports on the surveilled relative to the Chinese government.5
Fox News identified Taiwan's president as Ching-Te Lai.3
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