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On October 24, 2022 in the Eastern District of New York, the United States Department of Justice indicted 13 individuals linked to a Chinese company working within the United States. The individuals are accused of working on behalf of the Chinese government to recruit others as Chinese agents, and also for using United States resources to complete missions set out by the Chinese government. Among these thirteen individuals, two have been accused of attempting to interfere with an ongoing criminal trial involving a telecommunications company in China, known as Huawei. These two individuals are currently free and possibly on the run, but are facing charges relating to soliciting a United States law enforcement officer by attempting to bribe the officer with Bitcoin. The officer was aware of the situation prior to the solicitation, and has been working as a double agent for the United States to assist with this matter. While acting under the guise that he could be bought, the law enforcement officer working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation provided the two Chinese agents with faked secret documents.

In response to the indictments, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland held a press conference to address the following: "This was an egregious attempt by [People's Republic of China] intelligence officers to shield a PRC based company from accountability and to undermine the integrity of our judicial system." At the conference, Deputy United States Attorney General Lisa Monaco discussed how this was a prime example of why Chinese Telecommunication Companies "shouldn't be trusted to securely handle our sensitive personal data and communications."

In a similar case in New Jersey, information was unsealed on Monday regarding the indictment of three more intelligence officers working for the Chinese government who were charged for using the Ocean University in China to complete "Chinese intelligent missions", the Department of Justice released. Additionally, these agents have allegedly been using their resources to solicit and recruit others in the United States to become Chinese agents, with the mission of obtaining United States intelligence information.

The cases are USA v. He et al., case number 1:22-mj-01137 and USA v. An et al., case number 1:22-cr-00460, both in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and USA v. Lin et al, case number 3:22-cr-00710, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.