The student at the University of Michigan fled to China after being accused of voting illegally, says the FBI.

A Chinese citizen accused of voteing illegally at the University of Michigan has fled from the United States, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Investigation Office that was revealed on Friday.

Haoxiang Gao attended the University based in Ann Arbor in October 2024 and lived on campus, authorities said.

School security officials spoke with GAO on October 28 after hearing reports that a student had vote illegally in the 2024 general elections, according to recently revealed court documents. News Detroit previously reported In the case, but the authorities did not identify Gao at that time.

Gao admitted during the conversation with the school that was recorded to vote and issued a vote in a vote on the campus on October 27. He was accused by the State on October 30 with a position of each of the unauthorized voter who tried to vote and make a false affidavit with the purpose of ensuring the registration of voters, according to judicial records.

During the reading of Gao charges, a judge ordered him to deliver his Chinese passport and not to be Michigan, according to the criminal complaint. The delivered passport had a serial number that ended in “1332”. A GAO order was later issued after the judicial hearings were lost on March 6 and April 24.

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

News themezone Detroit communicated with the university to comment.

Gao has been federal flight accused to avoid prosecution, although the United States does not have an extradition treaty with China.

The case is between the very few cases of vote of non -citizens In federal elections in modern history, studies and research have found. The analysis of the non -partisan justice center of Brennan found 30 cases of non -citizens suspected to vote in the 2024 general elections reported by electoral officials of 23.5 million votes cast in the 42 reviewed jurisdictions.

The Association press contributed to this report.

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