U.S. Justice System · Full chronicle and history

According to information disclosed by the U.S. Department of Justice on October 13, 2026, Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national engineer at OpenAI, was arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on October 9 on suspicion of installing eavesdropping equipment in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office.

A detention hearing was held at the federal court in Los Angeles. The defense proposed a bail package involving property and electronic monitoring, while prosecutors alleged that her asset disclosures were false and that she posed a flight risk. In the end, the judge ruled that she will remain in custody.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 14 that two Chinese citizens living in New York, Chen Tianzhu and Chen Yong, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to engage in organized unlawful profit-making and money laundering. They were accused of stealing waste cooking oil from restaurant grease containers in multiple states, selling it across state lines, and laundering the money. Sentencing is scheduled for January 29 next year.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Thomas Will Boken II, a U.S. citizen living and working in China, was sentenced to two years in prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government on U.S. soil, followed by three years of supervised release after completing his sentence.

Ohio State University has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle civil allegations that it failed to disclose certain employees' ties to China when applying for federal research funding.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California sentenced Huang Wenhui to 78 months in prison and Song Yang to 57 months, and ordered both to pay restitution; prosecutors said the fraud caused Apple losses of at least $16.2 million.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York announced that 32-year-old Chinese citizen Zhuo Wenjian was sentenced to 27 months in prison for attempting to distribute marijuana.

The US Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement agreement with TikTok and ByteDance to resolve a civil lawsuit regarding children's privacy protection.

Morris, former senior advisor to NIAID, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to violate the law and conspiracy to defraud the United States government. The case directly involves Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance and others, marking a significant judicial breakthrough in the U.S. investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the internal cover-up.

New U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche was officially sworn in on Monday, following the Senate's narrow confirmation of his nomination.

A Department of Justice memorandum directs federal prosecutors to work with the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of cases involving individuals suspected of obtaining citizenship through birth tourism.

On June 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced lawsuits to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized citizens, following the government's continued push to strip citizenship from naturalized citizens, citing reasons including fraud and concealment of crimes.

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, Los Angeles, USA, was indicted by the federal government and pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered illegal agent of the Chinese government within the United States.

Ellen Wang, formerly mayor of Arcadia in Southern California, resigned as mayor and city council member on May 11, 2026 after a plea deal came to light, and formally pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles on May 29, admitting to acting as an agent of the Chinese government without registering.

A U.S. court has seized paintings worth $29.1 million registered under Zhang Lan's name to repay debts.

Zhang Wanying appeared in court for the third time for a bail review. During the hearing, prosecutors publicly disclosed state security background and the flight-support chain involving Miao Fatai and others. Federal District Judge Murillo refused to overturn the detention order.

Wang Shujun, a U.S. citizen who set up the Hu Yaobang Zhao Ziyang Foundation in Flushing, was found guilty by a jury on all four counts.

At the same time the FBI arrested Guo Wengui, a level-two fire broke out at his residence, forcing FBI agents to evacuate. Later investigations concluded that the fire was arson.

The Justice Department of the Trump administration filed a sealed indictment against Huawei in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging the company with multiple offenses.