The national fled the U.S. at the University of Michigan, which was not conducted on Friday, according to a criminal lawsuit filed by the FBI.
Haoxiang Gao attended Ann Arbor's university in October 2024 and lived on campus.
According to recent unsealed court documents, the school’s security officials spoke to the GAO on October 28 after hearing a student voted illegally in the 2024 general election. CBS Detroit previously reported In the case, the authorities did not identify the GAO at the time.
Gao admitted in a conversation with the school that he registered for the vote and voted at a voting location on campus on October 27. He was charged by the state on Oct. 30 with an unauthorized voter trying to vote and conduct a false affidavit to ensure the purpose of registering voters.
According to the criminal complaint, during the High announcement, the judge ordered him to surrender to his Chinese passport and not to leave Michigan. The serial number of the passport handed over is "1332". He later issued a GAO arrest warrant after missing court hearings on March 6 and April 24.
The FBI said in its filing that the High Court had school safety officials at a court hearing. However, according to prosecutors, Gao Gao boarded a Delta flight from Detroit International Airport to Shanghai, China on January 19, and he named his Chinese passport with the serial number "7137".
CBS News Detroit has contacted the University for comment.
The GAO has been accused of flying by the federal government to avoid prosecution, although the United States has no extradition treaty with China.
"Illegal voting is a serious crime that creates doubts about our elections and disenfranchises American citizens by diluting their power in the ballot box. However, illegal voting by foreign nations in a country controlled by a communist dictatorship, there is no tradition of modern government or democratic government - the tradition of democratic government does not go beyond the scope of democratic government. Including students at our university - we will not tolerate those who vote illegally."
The case is There are few non-referendum instances In federal elections in modern history, research and investigation have found. Analysis by the non-partisan Brennan Judicial Center found that of the 23.5 million votes that election officials reviewed in 42 jurisdictions, election officials reported 30 non-citizen cases suspected of voting in the 2024 general election.