Ontario University Student Pleads Not Guilty in US Case Tied to Chinese Espionage Allegations
A Chinese national studying at an Ontario university has entered a not-guilty plea in a U.S. federal court on a charge tied to what a prosecutor described as “espionage-type activities.” University of Waterloo student Weiheng (Billy) Zeng was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Nov. 9 after being charged this summer with lying [...]
Weiheng (Billy) Zeng, a student at the University of Waterloo, has pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court in Detroit. He is charged with lying to American officials about photographs taken at a Chicago airport cargo facility. Zeng was questioned by U.S. federal agents on August 23rd as he attempted to enter Michigan from Windsor, Ontario.
- University of Waterloo student Weiheng (Billy) Zeng pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court.
- The charge is related to alleged “espionage-type activities.”
- Zeng is accused of lying to U.S. officials about photographs taken at a Chicago airport cargo facility.
- He was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Detroit on November 9th.
- The incident occurred when Zeng was questioned by U.S. federal agents on August 23rd while trying to enter Michigan.
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