Overview
- Serbian authorities detained Cui Guanghai of China and John Miller of the United Kingdom at the request of U.S. law enforcement on April 25, 2025.
- The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a criminal complaint accusing the pair of conspiring to harass and intimidate a Los Angeles resident critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- The alleged schemes included surveillance, tire slashing, tracking devices, and the destruction of the victim's political artworks in 2023 and 2025.
- FBI undercover operatives infiltrated the plots, gathering evidence against Cui and Miller, who allegedly paid $36,500 in 2025 to suppress the victim's new art displays.
- U.S. authorities are pursuing extradition with Serbian cooperation, and the defendants face up to ten years in prison if convicted of conspiracy and interstate stalking.