United States v. Cary Yan and Gina Zhou

Cary Yan conspired with others – including his assistant, Gina Zhou – in connection with a multi-year bribery scheme in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Yan offered and paid tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to high-level Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) officials, including members of the RMI legislature, in exchange for supporting legislation creating a semi-autonomous region within the RMI called the Rongelap Atoll Special Administrative Region (RASAR) that would benefit the business interests of Yan and his associates.