Former Communist Party Member Charged with Immigration Fraud: FBI

CHICAGO, IL — A Naperville man was charged in a federal indictment returned Thursday with obtaining citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, according to a press release from the FBI.

Lu Lin, 58, of the 4200 block of Colton Circle in Naperville, was indicted Thursday on one count of obtaining citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, the release stated. Lin is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 21 at 9:30 a.m. in front of U.S. District Judge Edmund E. Chang.

According to the indictment, Lin, a Chinese citizen who became a naturalized United States citizen, reported on his application for naturalization he had never used any other names and had never been a member of or in any way associated with the Communist Party. Lin, however, had received an identification document containing his photograph but with the name Yung Yeung, the identity of which belonged to China’s Ministry of Public Security. Additionally, Lin was a member of the Chinese Communist Party from 1987 to 1997.

Lin allegedly used the Ministry of Public Security identity to enter Hong Kong and obtain information which Lin provided to the Ministry of State Security. The Ministry of Public Security is China’s law enforcement agency and the national police force. The Ministry of State Security is China’s intelligence agency responsible for counter-intelligence, foreign intelligence, and political security.

If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal sentencing statues and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.