A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10.
Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of cyberstalking and one count of interstate transmissions of threatening communication, according to the DOJ.
Wu was arrested on Dec. 14 and made his appearance in a federal court in Boston later that afternoon.
The charge of cyberstalking carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of interstate transmissions of threatening communication carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000….