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FBI Arrests Irvine Realtor Zhang for Unregistered Foreign Agent
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Story summary
- FBI agents arrested Wanying “Heather” Zhang, an Irvine realtor, at LAX and charged her as an unregistered Chinese foreign agent.
- Zhang allegedly surveilled Ting-Yu Lai, son of Taiwanese President Ching-Te Lai, in Seattle in September 2025.
- She and an accomplice flew from Las Vegas to Seattle on Sept. 1, 2025, rented a Rogue, and filmed Lai’s home.
- Security footage captured Zhang and the accomplice recording Lai, his wife, and their child.
- WeChat texts from Zhang’s iCloud identified the target, confirmed the recording, and listed license-plate numbers.
