A realtor in Irvine, California, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly working as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, was detained by FBI agents at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to depart for China, First Assistant U.S. Attorney First Assistant Bill Essayli said on X.
Zhang is accused of having traveled to Seattle in 2025 to surveil a close relative of a Taiwanese government official, sending photos, videos and license plate information to Chinese officials. "She coordinated the trip with an associate and used tradecraft to avoid detection," Essayli said. "She never notified the Attorney General she was acting for a foreign government, a federal offense." This is a developing story; more to follow.
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