USA v. Tao et al
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October 07, 2024
Man Who Faced Espionage Case Gets Probation Over Taxes
A Chinese engineer initially accused of illegally exporting documents on military aircraft to China was given probation and fined for failing to report about $1.4 million in business income by a Texas federal court after the government dropped its export charges.
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September 30, 2024
Feds Seek Prison In Tax Case Linked To 'China Initiative'
Prosecutors have asked a Texas federal judge for an 18- to 24-month prison sentence for a Chinese-born engineer who pled guilty to tax crimes after being charged with export violations and fraud in a case the defense claims began as an espionage investigation under the U.S. Department of Justice's now-disbanded "China Initiative."
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July 10, 2024
Engineer Who Faced Export Charges Cops To Tax Counts
A Chinese-born engineer has pled guilty to two counts of filing a false tax return related to allegations that he and his wife omitted gross income from their tax returns between 2015 and 2019, after Texas federal prosecutors initially charged the couple with export violations and fraud.
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April 20, 2023
Engineer Wins Split Tax, Export Trials In DOD Poaching Case
A Texas federal judge granted a request from a Chinese-born engineer for separate trials on charges of export violations and tax fraud, saying the tax allegations aren't sufficiently connected to claims that he improperly took a work laptop with sensitive military information to China.
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April 07, 2023
Feds Chide Engineer's Split Trial Bid In DOD Poaching Suit
The federal government on Friday pushed against a Chinese-born engineer's contention that anti-China rhetoric warranted separate trials on export violation and tax fraud charges against him, telling a Texas judge that evidence for the charges was inextricably intertwined.
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March 28, 2023
Engineer Cites 'Anti-China Rhetoric' In Split Trial Request
A Chinese-born engineer accused of scheming with his wife to poach business from a U.S. Department of Defense contractor while in its employ has asked a Texas judge for separate trials on charges of export violations and tax fraud, citing the risk of spillover prejudice at a time when "anti-Chinese biases and racism have been on the rise."
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March 14, 2023
Chinese Couple's Fraud Charges In Poaching Case Tossed
A Texas federal judge dismissed wire fraud charges Tuesday against a Chinese couple accused of scheming to poach business from a U.S. Department of Defense contractor.
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August 16, 2022
Texas Engineer Wants To Ax Fraud Charges From Indictment
An engineer has pressed a Texas federal court to throw out fraud charges over an alleged scheme to steal a research firm's business, saying federal prosecutors overreached by charging him with fraud for what he calls a "routine" private omission to his boss.
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April 13, 2022
Texas Biz Owners Hit With Export Violations, Fraud Charges
A Texas couple who own and operate an engineering consulting firm were arrested Tuesday, and charged with export violations and fraud stemming from an alleged scheme in which they purportedly stole business from a rival research and development company.