10.30
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
On October 30, the US Department of Justice announced that two Chinese men who conducted clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) were each sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty, followed by three years of supervised release. The two had assisted in identifying recruitable US military personnel and, in January 2022, arranged for individuals within the US to drop off approximately $10,000 in cash via a dead drop in a storage locker.
10.13
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the dismantling of a spy case involving a North Korean computer farm and indicted 14 people connected to the case. According to the charges, the criminal network spanned 17 U.S. states, and the suspects were charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft, among other crimes. Of the 14 indicted, 10 are Chinese nationals. The gang operated computer farms through illegal means, seriously threatening U.S. national security.
10.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the execution of a court-authorized seizure operation, blocking malicious cyber actors employed by the Chinese company Yongxin Zhicheng from using two hacking tools for vulnerability scanning and intrusion.
10.07
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has filed denaturalization lawsuits in multiple district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious crimes, including two Chinese-Americans from China.
10.05
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has filed denaturalization lawsuits in multiple district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious crimes, including two Chinese Americans alleged to have acted as agents of a foreign government and engaged in espionage.
10.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·United States
On October 5, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had filed denaturalization lawsuits against 40 naturalized citizens suspected of serious crimes, the largest number in a single period under the Trump administration. Among them, Li Ping pleaded guilty in 2024 for gathering intelligence for China's Ministry of State Security, and Wei Jinchao was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for selling military secrets to China.
10.01
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
On October 1, the U.S. Justice Department announced the arrest of Greg Lui, owner of a San Gabriel Valley tech company, accusing him of illegally transshipping more than $300 million worth of export-controlled high-end GPU servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore between 2023 and 2024, and of falsifying documents. He faces three charges — violating export controls, smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering — carrying a maximum sentence of 50 years.
09.30
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
Four U.S. Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General on September 30, calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Chinese criminal networks operating illegal marijuana businesses within the United States.
09.26
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·New York
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on August 12 the arrest of 11 defendants, charging them with orchestrating thousands of sham marriages to help Chinese citizens fraudulently obtain U.S. immigration status.
09.26
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·佐治亚州
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on August 12 that a federal grand jury in Georgia has indicted three men, accusing them of forcing Chinese nationals to work at a local flooring factory and confiscating their identification documents.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
The National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued an advisory warning foreign students in the U.S. not to act as unregistered foreign agents. Violators face penalties including loss of legal status, deportation, and failure to complete their studies.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Department of Justice issued an announcement stating that individuals within the United States who conduct activities under the instruction or control of foreign governments or entities must register as foreign agents in accordance with the law, and those who fail to do so will face civil or criminal liability.
09.11
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·United States
On September 9, the criminal lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Huawei and its subsidiaries officially opened in federal court. The presiding judge is Ann Donnelly, and the trial is expected to last several months. Prosecutors accuse Huawei of operating a criminal enterprise for over 20 years through theft, lies, and cover-ups, facing approximately 12 charges including racketeering, conspiracy to steal trade secrets, bank fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice.
09.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Madagascar
The U.S. recently conducted operations in Madagascar to assist in destroying 13 cyber scam centers operated by Chinese nationals.
09.02
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
On September 2, US Attorney General Blanche said that this week Chinese cybercriminals attempted to launch a password reset attack against hundreds of thousands of Twitter users. Twitter intercepted it in time, preventing accounts from being compromised, and the Department of Justice is pursuing those involved.