Michigan University student escaped to China after accusing him of illegal voting, says the FBI

A Chinese citizen accused of illegally voting at the University of Michigan fled from the United States, according to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI, which was canceled on Friday.

The authorities said that Hokisiang Gao was attending Ann Arbor in October 2024 and lived on the campus.

School safety officials spoke with Gao on October 28 after they heard reports that one of the student conducted an illegal vote in the general elections for the year 2024, according to the recently non -court documents. CBS Detroit has been reported before In the case, but the authorities did not specify Gao at the time.

Gao admitted during the conversation with the school that he recorded a vote and made a vote on a voting site on the campus on October 27. The state accused him on October 30 with one of the unauthorized voters trying to vote and make a wrong sin for the purpose of securing the registration of the voters.

During the accusations of Gao, a judge ordered him to hand over his Chinese passport and not to leave Michigan, according to the criminal complaint. The passport, which was delivered in a serial number ended in “1332.” A judicial order was issued to Gao later after the court sessions were missed on March 6 and April 24.

The FBI said in the file that Gao’s passport was in the possession of school safety officials during a court hearing. However, according to the prosecutors, Gao took a Delta flight from Detroit International Airport to Shanghai, China, on January 19 using a Chinese passport in his name with a serial number that ends in “7137”.

CBS News Detroit called the university to comment.

Gao was accused of a flight to avoid prosecution, although the United States does not have a handover treaty with China.

The case is among Very few without citizens ’voting cases In the federal elections in modern history, studies and investigations were found. analysis By the Brennan Center of Brennan, the non -party Brennan, found 30 cases of non -citizens suspected of voting in the 2024 general elections, which were informed by election officials out of 23.5 million votes that were reviewed in 42 judicial authorities.

Associated Press

He contributed to this report.