Legal Docket by CourtListener: United States v. Lei (8:20-cr-00127)
On August 28, 2020, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of Lei Guan, a visiting researcher from China to study mathemtics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was initially charged with one count of destroying evidence to obstruct an FBI investigation. Two subsequent superceding charges included visa fraud and making false statements. His case is listed as one of the "China Initiative" cases.
On July 23, 2021, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and Assistant U.S. Attorneys George E. Pence and William M. Rollins motioned to dismiss the case.
Links and References
2021/09/16 LA Times: Why Trump’s anti-spy ‘China Initiative’ is unraveling
2021/07/26 Doc 225: Order on motion to dismiss
2021/06/17 Reuters: Chinese scientists ensnared in U.S. visa fraud legal battle
2021/03/18 Doc 220-2: FBI study on Fourth Military Medical University Interviews and Arrests Likely Had Minimal Impact in Mitigating Technology Transfer Threats from PRC Students
2021/07/23 美国新闻速递: 司法部起诉将被撤销 中国研究员关磊案重大逆转
2020/12/08 Doc 105: Second Superceding Indictment
2020/10/27 Doc 66: First Superceding Indictment
2020/09/10 Doc 35: Original Indictment
2020/08/29 South China Morning Post: US accuses Chinese researcher Guan Lei of destroying hard drive
Daily Bruin: UCLA researcher charged with destroying evidence related to federal investigation
2020/08/28 Department of Justice: Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China
LA Times: Visiting researcher at UCLA is arrested and charged with destroying evidence
On July 23, 2021, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and Assistant U.S. Attorneys George E. Pence and William M. Rollins motioned to dismiss the case.
Links and References
2021/09/16 LA Times: Why Trump’s anti-spy ‘China Initiative’ is unraveling
2021/07/26 Doc 225: Order on motion to dismiss
2021/06/17 Reuters: Chinese scientists ensnared in U.S. visa fraud legal battle
2021/03/18 Doc 220-2: FBI study on Fourth Military Medical University Interviews and Arrests Likely Had Minimal Impact in Mitigating Technology Transfer Threats from PRC Students
2021/07/23 美国新闻速递: 司法部起诉将被撤销 中国研究员关磊案重大逆转
2020/12/08 Doc 105: Second Superceding Indictment
2020/10/27 Doc 66: First Superceding Indictment
2020/09/10 Doc 35: Original Indictment
2020/08/29 South China Morning Post: US accuses Chinese researcher Guan Lei of destroying hard drive
Daily Bruin: UCLA researcher charged with destroying evidence related to federal investigation
2020/08/28 Department of Justice: Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China
LA Times: Visiting researcher at UCLA is arrested and charged with destroying evidence