United States District Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli is not only targeting criminal illegals in Southern California. His office also mounted an investigation into a Manchurian candidate: a dual Chinese-U.S. citizen who is deeply embroiled in theft of military technology trade secrets. The results are terrifying in their scope.
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It’s a long read, but this is a WILD press release from @USAttyEssayli office re: the prosecution of a dual US/Chinese citizen in SoCal who stole trade secret technology developed for use by the U.S. military to detect nuclear missile launches, transferring 3,600+ files to USBs. pic.twitter.com/GeKn1DafFT
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 21, 2025
According to a Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs press release, on Monday, Chenguang Gong, a dual citizen of the United States and China, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of trade secrets. Gong was hired by a Los Angeles-area