Two Arrested and 13 Charged in Three Separate Cases for Alleged Participation in Malign Schemes in the United States on Behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China

On Monday October 24, 2022 the Justice Department announced the unsealed complaints charging of 13 individuals, including members of the People's Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC. The allegations covered three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey. Department of Justice officials Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen gave remarks.