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WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man for his involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain U.S. visas for Chinese government employees, officials announced Wednesday<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Zhongsan Liu was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit visa fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years. <\/span><\/p>\n

He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Liu, 59, of Fort Lee, participated in a scheme to fraudulently procure J-1 research scholar visas for employees of the government of the of the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) to enable them to unlawfully work for the PRC government in the United States <\/span>and to conceal that unlawful work from the United States and its agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liu operated an office of the China Association for the International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), an agency of the PRC government, in Fort Lee, New Jersey. <\/span><\/p>\n

Among other activities, CAIEP engages in talent-recruitment for the benefit of the PRC, including recruiting U.S. scientists, academics, engineers, and other experts to work in China.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"From 2017 up to and including September 2019, Liu worked with others to fraudulently procure J-1 research scholar visas for PRC government employees in order to enable those employees to unlawfully work for CAIEP in the United States and to conceal that unlawful work from the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security. <\/span><\/p>\n

The J-1 research scholar program permits foreign nationals to come to the United States for the primary purpose of conducting research at a corporate research facility, museum, library, university, or other research institution. <\/span><\/p>\n

Liu worked with others to obtain a J-1 research scholar visa for a prospective CAIEP employee, Sun Li, based on the false representation that Sun Li would conduct research at a U.S. university, and to conceal the unlawful work of another CAIEP employee, Liang Xiao, who was present in the United States on a J-1 visa sponsored by a U.S. university.<\/span><\/p>\n

In or about April 2018, Liang Xiao applied for and received a J-1 visa to conduct research at that U.S. university, according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Liang represented to the U.S. government that she was entering the United States for the primary purpose of conducting research at the university, Liang\u2019s actual purpose in the United States consisted of working for CAIEP. <\/span><\/p>\n

Liu helped Liang take measures to enhance her false appearance as a research scholar by, among other things, directing Liang to report to the university upon her arrival in the United States; ensuring that Liang obtained a local driver\u2019s license and disguising Liang\u2019s CAIEP salary as a subsidy for a research scholar\u2019s living expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, Liu sought to enable Sun Li to obtain a J-1 research scholar visa under false pretenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, Liu reached out to contacts at multiple U.S. universities in order to arrange for a university to invite Sun Li to come to the United States as a J-1 research scholar. <\/span><\/p>\n

In truth and in fact, however, Liu intended that Li\u2019s primary purpose in the United States would consist of working for CAIEP.<\/span><\/p>\n

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