Chinese Fugitive Pleads Not Guilty, Hearing Set for September

The Sacramento County Court and Jail in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2020, where Chinese fugitive Juan Tang is being held. Nancy Han/NTD

Juan Tang, a former University of California, Davis (UC Davis) researcher, was arraigned on Aug. 10 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund Brennan at the United States District Court in Sacramento, California.

Tang was charged on Aug. 6 with a two-count indictment of visa fraud and making false statements.