A Chinese woman who bypassed and entered security checkpoints at Formar US President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago Florida with a thumbprint with “malicious” software was arrested Saturday for entering a restricted area and making false statements to officials, according to a report. filing in court.
Documents filed by the Secret Service on Monday in the U.S. District Court in the state of South Florida state that shortly after Saturday afternoon, Yujing Zhang approached a Secret Service agent inspecting visitors to Mar-a-Lago seeking to enter the club.
Zhang produced two Chinese passports showing his picture and said he wanted to go to the lake. Secret Service officials could not find his name on the checklist, according to a sworn statement from the Secret Service filed in court.
The club manager said a man named Zhang was a member of the club, and although Yujing Zhang did not give a clear answer as to whether the man was his father, the Secret Service affidavit states that recreation officials allowed him in the area on the pretext that. was related to the member.
The resort’s staff became suspicious after Zhang appeared to have difficulty explaining why he was visiting Mar-a-Lago, according to an affidavit.
Zhang initially said he was present at an event organized by a group called the United Nations Chinese American Association. But park officials found that no such event was scheduled, according to a court order.
The recipient then contacted Secret Service staff who questioned Zhang and concluded that he did not have “any official documents” authorizing him to enter Mar-a-Lago, according to the file.
After detaining him, investigators found in Zhang four cellphones, a laptop, a hard-working external machine and a thumbprint, a Secret Service court report said. The first six tests were found to contain “malicious malware,” the Secret Service said.
The White House sent questions about the incident to the Secret Service on Tuesday. The Secret Service declined to comment, saying an investigation was under way.
In a statement filed in court on Tuesday, Zhang’s public defender said he was asking for his right to remain silent.
The recipient then contacted Secret Service staff who questioned Zhang and concluded that he did not have “any official documents” authorizing him to enter Mar-a-Lago, according to the file.
After detaining him, investigators found in Zhang four cellphones, a laptop, a hard-working external machine and a thumbprint, a Secret Service court report said. The first six tests were found to contain “malicious malware,” the Secret Service said.
The White House sent questions about the incident to the Secret Service on Tuesday. The Secret Service declined to comment, saying an investigation was under way.
In a statement filed in court on Tuesday, Zhang’s public defender said he was asking for his right to remain silent.
A spokesman for the Department of Justice did not comment on the arrests.