House and Senate Intelligence and Judiciary committees ask FBI to conduct probes of Li “Cindy” Yang, founder of day spa that was embroiled in a high-profile prostitution sting.
By Karoun Demirjian Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow March 18 at 11:58 AM Top Democrats in Congress want the FBI to conduct criminal and counterintelligence probes into a Chinese American business executive accused of using her personal access to President Trump to facilitate business opportunities for Chinese executives, activities that came to light after a Florida massage parlor she founded was exposed as part of a sex trafficking and...
Yang, a Republican donor, has made frequent visits to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and attended the president’s Super Bowl party this year, snapping a selfie of herself with the president during the event. [Former spa owner and frequent Mar-a-Lago guest sparks concerns about ‘porous’ environment at president’s club]
Yang operates a company called GY U.S. Investments, which offered prospective clients a chance to rub elbows with Trump and other powerful politicians through dinners, fundraisers and other events — including at Mar-a-Lago. In one instance in late 2017, the Miami Herald reported, Yang boasted of bringing a group of Chinese executives to a fundraiser in New York — something that is legal as long as they were guests and didn’t reimburse Yang for their entry.
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