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A0 91(Rev.08/09) CriminalComplaint

U NITED STATESD ISTRICT C OURT

forthe
SouthernDistrictofFlorida

United StatesofAmerica
V.
CaseNo. 18-5030-SNOW

ZHAO QIANLI,
Defendantls)

CRIM INAL COM PLAINT

1,thecomplainantin thiscase,statethatthefollowing istrue tothebestofmy knowledge and belief.

Onoraboutthedatets)of 09/26/2018 inthecounty of Monroe inthe
Southern Districtof Florida ,thedefendantts)violated:
CodeSection OffenseDescription
18U.S.C.j795 PhotographingDefense Installations,inviolationof18U.S.C.j795*
,and

18U.S.C.j 1382 Entering Military, Naval,or CoastGuard Propedy,inviolationof18 U.S.C.

j 1382.

Thiscriminalcomplaintisbased onthesefacts:
SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT.

W continuedontheattachedsheet.

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Complainant'
ssignature

Charles Barrett,SnecialAnent,FBI
Printednameandtitle

Swornto beforemeand signed in my presence.

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Judge'
ssignature

City andstate: Fod Lauderdale,Flori

da Lurana S.Snow,United States Magistrate
Printednameand title
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AFFIDA V IT

1,CharlesBarrett,being duly sworn,deposeand statesasfollows:

INTRO DUCTION AND AG ENT BACKG RO UND

1am a SpecialAgentwith theFederalBureau ofInvestigation (ûTB1''),having

been so employed since February 2018.Asa SpecialAgent,m y dutiesincludetheinvestigation

ofviolationsofTitles8,18,19,21,22 and 31ofthe United StatesCode. Iam currently assigned

to the FBl M iami Field Office and focus on examining various national security and

counterintelligence matters. Priorto m y em ploym entwith the FBI,Iserved in the United States

Navy and specialized in comm unicationsand intelligenceoperations.

2. lmake this affidavit in supportof an arrest warrant for ZHAO QIANLI,a

Chinesenationaland citizen ofChina. 1

Based on the facts setforth in this affidavit,1submitthere is probable cause to

believe thatZHAO QIANLI has committed violations of 18 U.S.C.j 795 (Photographing

DefenseInstallations)and 18U.S.C.j 1382(EnteringM ilitary,NavalorCoastGuardProperty).
4. The information contained in thisaffidavitisbased upon my personalknowledge,

as well as knowledge, infonnation and documentation that I obtained from other 1aw

enforcement officers and civilian witnesses who have frst-hand knowledge of the events

described herein.Because this affidavit is submitted for the lim ited pum ose of establishing

probable cause, it does not contain a1l of the infonnation known to m e concerning this

investigation, but contains only facts necessary to establish probable cause for the instant

request.

1At the time ofZHAO 'S arrest for trespassing by the Key W est Police Departm ent on Septem ber 26,
2018, he was visiting the United States with an expired J-1 work/study visa. That visa expired on
September15,2018.ZHAO iscurrentlybeingheldattheKromeICE ProcessingCenterinHomestead,
Floridaon an im migration detainerpendlng formalremovalproceedings.
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FA C TS ESTA BLISH IN G PR O BAB LE CA U SE

5. On September 26,2018,at approximately 2:40 P.M .,ZHAO QIANLI was

observed by witnesseswalking along the secure fence line ofthe U.S.M ilitav lnstallation,Joint

Interagency Task Force,South C71ATF-South''),NavalAirStation Key W est,Truman Annex,

and entering the restricted area by walking around the perim eterfence and entering the facility

from the beach. The fence line ZHAO QIANLI circumvented had numerouswarningsthat
noted the fenced facility was a ttM ilitary Installation''and lçRestricted Areai''warning signs

posted on the beach also noted that the facility was a lçRestricted Area'' and CCU.S.N avy

Property.''(SeeAttachmentûiA'')
Afterentering the restricted facility,witnessesobserved ZHAO QIANLI walk
directly toward therestricted JIATF-South Antenna Field and take severalphotographswith his

M otorola cellulartelephone and Canon EOS digitalcnmera. W itnesses then observed ZHAO

QIANLItakephotographswith thesedevicesofvariousothergovernmentbuildingswithin the

vicinity oftherestrictedJ1ATF-South AntennaField.
After severalm inuteson therestricted property,U.S.M ilitary Police approached

ZHAO QIANLI and held him untila Homeland Security Investigations (:tHS1'') agentand
Chineseinterpreterarrived.Atthattime,ZHAO QIANLI,who speakslimited broken English,
stated he was tûlost''and only a ççdishwasher from New Jersey.'' ZHAO QIANLIwasnext
transferred to the custody ofthe Key W estPolice Departm entwherehe wasarrested and charged

w ith crim inaltrespass.2

zAfterhis arreston September26,20l8,ZHAO QIANLIwascharged by the State ofFlorida (Lower

KeysCriminalDivision)with criminaltrespass(FL Stat810.09-2A);he subsequently pled guilty ofthe
offense and wassentenced to a60 day term ofimprisonment;thatsentence isnow complete (CaseNo.
2018-M M -01562AK).
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8. On N ovember 16, 2018,United States M agistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman,

Southern DistrictofFlorida,issued a search warrant(18-M J-03664-JG)fortheaforementioned

M otorola cellulartelephone and Canon EOS digitalcnmerathatwerein thepossession ofZHAO

QIANLI atthe time ofthealleged offense. Exploitation ofZHAO QIANLI'SCnnnon EOS

digital cam era confrm ed the witness statem ents related to the instant offense and evidenced

ZHAO QIANLIdid in facttakeunauthorizedphotographsoftherestrictedmilitaryinstallation

andJlATF-SouthAntennaField.3(seeAttachmentç$B'').
C O N CLU SIO N

Based on the foregoing facts,lsubm itthere isprobable cause to believe ZHAO

QIANLIhasviolated 18 U.S.C.j 795 (Photographing Defense Installations)and 18 U.S.C.j

1382(EnteringM ilitary,NavalorCoastGuardProperty).

harle ett,SpecialAgent
Feder tlreau oflnvestigation

Sworn to and subscribedbefore

methis9'-
$ dayofNovember,2018.

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UN ITED STA TES M A G ISTM TE JU DG E

3Exploitation of his cellular telephone further evidenced ZHAO QIANLI also took unauthorized
photographsand video ofthem ilitary installation.
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UN ITED STATES DISTR ICT C O URT

SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA

CaseNo. Ië-p oso -> . .

UNITED STA TES OF A M ERICA

V.

ZIIAO QIANLI,
D efendant. /

CR IM INAL C OV ER SH EET

D id this m atter originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe United States
Attorney'sOftkepriortoAugust9,2013(Mag.JudgeAliciaValle)? Yes V No
D id this m atter originate from a m atterpending in the N orthem Region ofthe United States
Attorney'sOfficepriortoAugust8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekMaynard)? Yes / No

Respectfully subm itted,

A RIAN A FA JA RD O OR SHAN
U NITED STA TES A TTORNEY

BY :
M ichaelShe '
ASSISTAN TED STATES ATTORNEY
D istrictCourtN o.A5501230
99 N .E.4th Street
M iam i,Florida 33132
Tel: 305-961-9067
Fax: 305-536-4675
Emailz Micbael.sherwin@usdoj.gov