FBI arrests realtor accused of spying for China
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FBI arrests realtor accused of spying for China

The FBI arrested Irvine realtor Wanying “Heather” Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday as she was preparing to fly to Shanghai. A criminal complaint alleges she and an accomplice photographed the Seattle-area home of Taiwanese President Ching-Te Lai’s son in September 2025; Zhang faces a charge of acting as an unregistered foreign-government agent.
WHO: FBI
WHAT: Arrested Wanying “Heather” Zhang on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government
WHEN: Oct 4, 2026
WHERE: Los Angeles, USA
WHY: The arrest followed allegations that Zhang acted as an unregistered agent of a foreign government and surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son.

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