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A Chinese national is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in federal court in White Plains, New York, on a six-count indictment that accuses him of stealing computer source code from his employer to benefit himself and the Chinese government.
Jiaqiang Xu, 30, was charged with three counts of economic espionage and three counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with passing along proprietary code to two undercover law enforcement officers last year, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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June 10, 2016 -- California voters will be able to weigh in on the controversial 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that banned campaign spending limits for corporations on First Amendment grounds thanks to a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Allen of Santa Monica.
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Los Angeles – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement in light of the news that a Citizens United advisory measure is going on the California ballot for the November 2016 election. Mr. Lieu was the original author of the California law that created this advisory measure.
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PRESS CONFERENCE ADVISORY:
REP. TED LIEU AND ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE–LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FILIPINO IMMIGRANT GUESTWORKERS
On June 9, 2016, Congressman Ted Lieu along with Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles (Advancing Justice–LA) will host a public press conference on the current state of human trafficking and Filipino Immigrant Guestworkers receiving Nonimmigrant Visas.
South Bay Rep. Ted Lieu says the U.S. Postal Service has a “systemic” issue with mail delivery problems in parts of western Los Angeles County that repeatedly requires his district staff to assist frustrated constituents.
Lieu, D-Manhattan Beach, said that while the USPS resolves issues that include misdirected or nondelivered mail in 97 percent of the cases, complaints persist with no end in sight to the “spotty” delivery.
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Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in light of today’s tragedy at UCLA.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) announced that twelve arts organizations from Los Angeles and Santa Monica received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts totaling $280,000. The grants will be used to fund a variety of arts exhibitions, performances and broadcasts that benefit the community.
Awardees include: