Man Charged with Falsely Denying CCP and PLA Membership Wants Trial in December or Jan

Man Charged with Falsely Denying CCP and PLA Membership Wants Trial in December or Jan by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 28 – A man charged with making false statement to US immigration authorities including about not being a member of the Chinese Community Party nor a veteran of the People's Liberation Army was brought in by U. S. Marshal on October 13 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Inner City Press was there: ...Defendant was brought from Florida. AUSA: For trial we will need to show his membership in the CCP, we know your Honor has trial involving that.  [Yes: US v. Miles Guo, book] AUSA: This defense lawyer, Stephen Scaring, may be a witness in this trial.  Defense lawyer Scaring: When he was indicted, I told the prosecutor down in Florida we were ready to plead guilty. They said he may have lied about not being a member of the People's Liberation Army... We have taken the position that he was not in the army, nor was he a member of the Community Party. We are ready for trial.  AUSA: This is a multi-district investigation [The Complaint says Fang lived in a penthouse apartment in Manhattan; the AUSA described weapons found in Florida and the Complaint has old photos] Judge: Your motion on the Speedy Trial Act can include a motion to disqualify counsel [Here in courtroom gallery, other than Inner City Press  only other person is furiously taking notes- an observer / minder from the Chinese Consulate / Mission to the UN?] On October 19 his allegedly conflicted counsel wrote in asking to exclude evidence of his sham marriage conviction, and evidence of luxury items and bulk cash. On October 26 Fang's lawyer wrote in to ask for one extra day to oppose Speedy Trial Act time exclusion, saying "this afternoon I learned that a superseding indictment will be filed tomorrow." And it was, including more specifics in Count 1, about military training, working with out authoritization, as well as the CCP and PLA. He response to the prosecutors' motion is due on October 28. On October 28 he opposed excluding time under the Speed Trial Act and asked for a trial date in December or the first week of January 2027. More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here The case is USA v. Fang, 1:26-cr-411 (Torres) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com