Irvine real estate agent arrested at LAX over alleged surveillance of Taiwan president’s son

Zhang will return to court for her preliminary hearing on Oct. 19.

Oct 07, 2026

∙ Paid

Image via FBI Los Angeles, F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli | X

A real estate agent from Irvine, California, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport before a planned flight to China on Sunday, with authorities alleging that she surveilled the U.S.-based son of Taiwan’s president.

The allegations

Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, faces a single…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Rebel Yellow to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.