U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes ordered Juan Tang, 37, to remain in custody, saying she is a flight risk, while her attorney prepares an argument to allow her release on bail
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Justice Department shows Juan Tang in her China People's Liberation Army military uniform.A Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud after authorities said she concealed her military ties to China in order to work in the U.S. made her first appearance Monday in federal court by video.
The Justice Department last week announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the U.S., saying they lied about their status as members of China’s People’s Liberation Army. All were charged with visa fraud.Prosecutors said Tang lied about her military ties in a visa application last October as she prepared to work at the University of California, Davis and again during an FBI interview in June.
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