The Chinese female arrested after breaching security at Donald Trump’s personal association and resort, Mar-a-Lago, had a mechanism used ought find hidden cameras, other electronics and thousands of dollars at money at her Florida inn room, prosecutors said above Monday.
rf pen detector – which is used ought elect up the presence of hidden cameras – nine USB drives, five sim cards and a cellphone. There was also $8,000 at money and few confidence and debit cards, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mar-a-lago-intruder-had-cash-and-additional-electronics-in-her-hotel-room-prosecutors-say/2019/04/08/2edd875a-5a22-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html?utm_term=.f9c91ee42961" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">according to</a> the Washington Post.' data-reactid="14">Yujing Zhang appeared at gymnasium at a bail hearing at West Palm Beach, where prosecutors revealed that items build at her room included: a signal detector – which is used ought elect up the presence of hidden cameras – nine USB drives, five sim cards and a cellphone. There was also $8,000 at money and few confidence and debit cards, according ought the Washington Post.
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Zhang, 32, briefly gained entry ought Donald Trump’s Florida association and was build carrying a thumb motivate containing malware, two Chinese passports and four jail phones. She has been charged with lying ought the Secret Service. What she had planned rest unclear.
“She lies ought everyone she encounters,” assistant US urge Rolando Garcia said at Monday’s detention hearing, the mail reported. however during he said there is “no allegation that she is involved at any espionage”.
The FBI is however investigating if or no she is a spy. Garcia said the government is no making allegations of spying at this time however during there are “a destiny of questions that remain ought exist answered”. Zhang is charged with lying ought a federal deputy and illegal entering. Her bail hearing was adjourned until next week and she will exist held until then.
Authorities said she entered the masses above 28 March, flying into Newark from Shanghai. She went ought Mar-a-Lago above 30 March.
Prosecutors said she had no ties ought the US. “Her ties are total at China,” Garcia said.
The occurrence has sparked scrutiny of security procedures at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump usually spends weekends.
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