Georgia Tech professor faces multiple federal fraud charges14 hours ago
By Henri Hollis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Georgia Tech professor has been accused of using his position to fraudulently sponsor visas for Chinese nationals to work in the United States, officials announced Wednesday.
Gee-Kung Chang, 73, of Smyrna, has been charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to Northern District of Georgia Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine. Chang and another man, 53-year-old Jianjun Yu, were both indicted by a federal grand jury on March 18.
According to Erskine’s announcement, Chang and Yu are accused of a scheme that involved sponsoring visas for Chinese nationals through Georgia Tech, only to have those visa recipients work at a telecommunications company in New Jersey. Yu was formerly a research director at ZTE USA, a subsidiary of a partially state-owned Chinese technology company. ...
In the visa paperwork submitted to the U.S. Department of State, Chinese applicants said they would be working with Chang at Georgia Tech, the announcement said. However, once they arrived in the U.S., the visa recipients would go to New Jersey to work with Yu at ZTE USA, according to Erskine’s office. Sometimes, those same Chinese nationals would actually be paid salaries by Georgia Tech, Erskine said. ...
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