Two Chinese intelligence officers have been charged by U.S. prosecutors for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation and prosecution of a Chinese-based global telecommunications company.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the charges on Oct. 24.
Prosecutors allege that Guochun He, also known as “Dong He” and “Jacky He,” and Zheng Wang, also known as “Zen Wang,” had “orchestrated a scheme to steal files and other information” from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York relating to the ongoing federal criminal investigation and prosecution of the telecommunications company.
While the telecommunications company is not named in the criminal complaint, prosecutors state that the firm is headquartered in China and operates on a global scale and also conducts business in the United States, where it maintains several affiliates (pdf)….