A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device with computer malware allegedly lied to enter US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
The woman, Yujing Zhang, 32, told security she was at the Florida club to go to the pool, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court.
“Due to a potential language barrier issue,” staff believed she was related to a club member and let her in.
Mr Trump was in Palm Beach at the time of the incident on Saturday 30 March.
She said “Charles” had encouraged her to attempt to speak to a member of the President’s family about Chinese-American economic relations, said the affidavit.
Secret Service Agent, Samuel Ivanovich said Ms Zhang carried four mobile phones, a laptop, an external hard drive and a thumb drive containing a computer virus, but no swim suit.
In the court document, Mr Ivanovich notes that Ms Zhang “freely and without difficulty conversed” in English, becoming “verbally aggressive” with authorities as the investigation progressed.
Her lawyer has so far declined comment.
Ms Zhang will remain in custody until a hearing next week.
If convicted, she could face a maximum of five years in prison.
source bbc
