Alleged Chinese agent has ties to scam group, records show
Summary
A California realtor, Wanying "Heather" Zhang, was charged with working as an unregistered Chinese agent. She has connections to a Cambodian criminal group accused of using forced labor and running large scams targeting Americans. Zhang’s associate, Fatai Miao, is linked to a suspected money laundering operation connected to the Sinaloa Cartel.Key Facts
- Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, was charged by the FBI for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China.
- Zhang was caught surveilling the son of Taiwan’s president in Seattle in 2025.
- Zhang is connected to a Cambodian criminal group accused of forced labor and scams worth billions targeting Americans.
- Zhang shared social media photos posing in a luxury car owned by an alleged crime group enforcer.
- Fatai Miao, 54, Zhang’s travel companion, runs a construction business registered at a large Irvine home.
- The home is said to have been used as a stash house for money laundering tied to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
- Miao fled to China on a one-way ticket shortly before an FBI search. He has not been charged.
- Zhang allegedly made $190,000 from an unlicensed currency exchange and sent the profits to China.
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