201may 16, Zhang Hao was arrested and detained by the fishing law enforcement department of the United States on his way to attend an academic conference in the United States, and now he is being held in San Jose prison, facing charges of economic espionage.
On May 9th, 20 15, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment against six people from China, including three professors, including Zhang Hao, accusing them of stealing American high-tech trade secrets to help "universities and enterprises controlled by the government in China".
The US Department of Justice's 32-page indictment accuses six people, including Zhang Hao, of 32 counts, including economic espionage. Except Zhang Hao, who was arrested in L.A., the other five people should be in China, and the United States has issued their international arrest warrants.
According to the indictment, Zhang Hao (36 years old) and Pang Wei (35 years old) met during their doctoral studies at the University of Southern California, and their major was acoustic technology research, which was funded by the US Department of Defense. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2006, Pang Wei was hired as an engineer by avago Technology Company in Colorado, while Zhang Hao went to Sijiaxun Communication Technology Company in Massachusetts, and they stole business information from the two companies respectively.
Zhang Hao first appeared in court on May 8, 20 15. According to local media reports, "Zhang Hao was calm in court and sent encouraging eyes to his wife sitting in the gallery from time to time." Zhang Hao's lawyer, Deng Hong, said that the case was "completely an intellectual property dispute".
Zhang Hao was accused of economic espionage and appeared in court on June 6, 1965. According to the donation proposal, according to American law, Zhang Hao must find a suitable team of lawyers in order to safeguard his rights and interests and prove his innocence through legal means. However, the high attorney fees in the United States are undoubtedly astronomical for Zhang Hao, who was born in rural areas and an ordinary working family.
2065438+On the evening of June 5, 2005, around 22: 00, Tianjin University issued a statement in the official Weibo, condemning the arrest of Zhang Hao, a professor at the School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronic Engineering in the United States, and calling on teachers, students and alumni to donate money to Zhang Hao.
According to federal court documents in San Jose, on July 8, 20 15, Judge Joyce ordered Zhang Hao to be released on bail of 500,000 US dollars, but the Department of Homeland Security later detained Zhang Hao in the immigration detention center in Yuba County, California.
On July 28th, 2005, Judge Joyce ordered the defendant to be released on original bail. At the same time, he ordered that if the US government continues to detain Zhang Hao in the immigration detention center, the court will take corrective measures, and may recommend dropping the charges against Zhang Hao. The judge gave the order, and the US Department of Homeland Security immediately released Zhang Hao the next day.
Zhongxin. com 2015108 According to the US "World Journal" report, the prosecution and the defense in the case of Zhang Hao, a professor at Tianjin University in China, continued to reach an agreement on bail conditions. Daniel Olmos, the defense lawyer representing the defendant Zhang Hao, said that both parties had agreed and approved by the presiding judge to allow the defendant Zhang Hao to leave his residence in Mountain View from 8 am to 8 pm to handle family affairs and use sports equipment nearby.