According to a press release by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, "the indictment also alleges that Qiao engaged in fraudulent grain transactions while serving as the grain storehouse director, and Qiao and Zhao had money transferred out of China, with approximately $500,000 being used to purchase the [Seattle suburb] Newcastle property." Ms. Zhao was arrested in March 2015 in the U.S. Mr. Qiao is a fugitive. (Source: US Department of Justice, "Fugitive Chinese Official And Former Wife Named In Grand Jury Indictment Charging Immigration Fraud And Money Laundering," March 17, 2015)
According to a press release by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, Mr. Qiao and Ms. Zhao are "charged in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud and international transport of stolen funds, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. Zhao is additionally charged with one count of immigration fraud." (Source: US Department of Justice, "Fugitive Chinese Official And Former Wife Named In Grand Jury Indictment Charging Immigration Fraud And Money Laundering," March 17, 2015)
The prosecuting authority was the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
The court involved was the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The contributing factors in this asset recovery were the US "investigators also acknowledging the assistance provided by the Supreme People's Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China." (Source: US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, "Fugitive Chinese Official And Former Wife Named In Grand Jury Indictment Charging Immigration Fraud And Money Laundering," March 17, 2015)
| Document Title | Size and Format | Document Type | |
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| Link | Government report / press release | Go to site | |
| Qiao Zhao US Indictment The Seattle Times March 17 2015 | 1.12 MB pdf | Media article | Download |
| Qiao Zhao US Indictment DOJ Press Release March 17 2015 | 333.01 KB pdf | Court document | Download |