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House hearing raises red flags over former tech mogul’s ‘CCP network’ allegedly funding of far-left groups

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During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Tuesday, former U.S. tech mogul Neville Roy Singham was regularly named in the discussion and debate as to how foreign adversaries help fund U.S. agitator groups through what one witness described as «foreign dark money.»

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Singham, a U.S. citizen who sold his IT consulting company for $785 million before moving to Shanghai, was accused by multiple members of Congress as the man behind the «Singham [Chinese Communist Party] network,» a phrase coined by committee chairman Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., during his opening remarks at the hearing.

«It’s no wonder that the People’s Forum echoes Communist Party propaganda,» Smith said. «One of their largest donors is a wealthy former US tech executive living in Shanghai who is cozy, extremely cozy with the Chinese Communist Party.»

«Neville Roy Singham and his wife, a co-founder of CodePink, donated over $20 million to the People’s Forum through shell companies and donor advised funds to hide the original source of the money,» Smith explained.

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House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo., pointed to ties between Singham’s CCP ties and multiple organizations who encourage and mobilize agitators across the U.S.  (Getty)

«This committee has worked tirelessly to unravel, to unravel, the Singam CCP network,» Smith added.

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Last April, Smith sent a letter with GOP committee members to then-IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel requesting information about «specific tax-exempt organizations that promote CCP propaganda and related initiatives,» including the People’s Forum.

The People’s Forum has been one of the loudest voices encouraging and facilitating agitators to take to the streets for anti-ICE demonstrations, and Fox News Digital also learned that Smith also sent letters to BreakThrough BT Media Inc., and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research ahead of Tuesday’s hearing requesting information surrounding alleged ties to Singham.

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Anti-ICE agitators clash with law enforcement outside a federal facility, Jan. 8, in Minneapolis. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The groups also have reported ties to the pro-Nicolás Maduro demonstrations, which took place following the Trump administration’s arrest of the Venezuelan dictator last month. 

Singham, who shares office space in Shanghai with Maku Group, a Chinese media company associated with pro-CCP propaganda, which Singham himself has helped fund, was the center of an often-referenced New York Times expose published in 2023. 

The report was mentioned several times during the hearing, with witnesses and members of congress pointing to the detailed description of how Singham uses his dark money network in an attempt to erase traces of Chinese communist influence.

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Singham couldn’t be subpoenaed to testify in Tuesday’s committee hearing because his Shanghai residency shields him from being legally obligated to appear before Congress.

His inability to be subpoenaed is just one example of the many loopholes that Singham utilizes to peddle money allegedly to promote the CCP. 

«We see a sophisticated, multi-layered flow of capital funds that originate in Singham and Shanghai, Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., said during the hearing. «[Funds] move through his private LLCs, and then are transferred to a donor-advised fund.»

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As unrest escalates in Minneapolis, investigators are uncovering a network of far-left activist groups allegedly bankrolled by a wealthy U.S. expat, Neville Roy Singham, in China with reported ties to CCP–aligned propaganda efforts. (Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images / Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for V-Day)

«From there, the money is granted to Singham’s own nonprofits that act as a pass through, such as the Justice and Education Fund and the People Support Foundation, which subsequently distribute the funds to other groups in the Singham Network, like the media outlet Breakthrough News or the People’s Forum, which organizes protests that have turned violent,» LaHood added.

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The New York Times reported that some of the organizations in Singham’s network had office addresses in suspicious locations like general UPS mailboxes, and that tracing the Shanghai resident’s cash flow from China to U.S. protests is challenging given his extensive efforts to minimize or cover up financial footprints.

«Singham attended Chinese Communist Party propaganda trainings, shared offices with Chinese state media in Shanghai, and exploited U.S. tax law to move tens of millions of dollars through donor-advised funds, primarily via Goldman Sachs,» Adam Sohn Network Contagion Research Institute Co-Founder and committee witness explained during the hearing. 

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«Together, these entities form a coordinated $100 million system,» Sohn added.

Fox News Digital reached out to The People’s Forum, BreakThrough BT Media Inc., Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, and Singham, but did not receive responses.

Fox News’ Asra Q. Nomani contributed to this report.

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Crecen las denuncias tras el anuncio de indultos masivos por parte del régimen cubano: “Es una farsa más del comunismo”

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El preso político cubano Lisandro Betancourt denunció su exclusión arbitraria del proceso de indultos

El reciente anuncio del régimen cubano sobre el indulto a 2.010 reclusos suscitó fuertes críticas entre presos políticos, sus familiares y organizaciones de derechos humanos, que denunciaron la exclusión de quienes cumplen condena por motivos políticos. El caso de Lisandro Betancourt Escalona, uno de los presos políticos más antiguos del país, se convirtió en un emblema de estas acciones.

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Desde la prisión El Típico, en Las Tunas, Betancourt, de 63 años, enfermo y con discapacidad física, denunció en un audio difundido por el grupo de asesoría legal Cubalex su exclusión del indulto anunciado por el régimen. “Yo quiero darle a conocer al mundo la verdad del famoso indulto que dio el Gobierno tiránico de Raúl Castro y Miguel Díaz-Canel, que es una farsa más y una mentira más“, afirmó.

Betancourt, quien lleva más de 35 años tras las rejas, detalló que en el penal solo fueron indultados seis reclusos, a quienes correspondía la libertad condicional y no les había sido otorgada. “Los demás indultos que se dieron, fueron a personas que ya estaban pasadas de libertad condicional hacía mucho tiempo y les dieron un famoso indulto. Eso es una farsa más del comunismo y el mundo tiene que conocer eso”, subrayó.

El preso político, que tiene amputadas ambas manos, carece de visión en un ojo y padece diabetes, hipertensión, cardiopatía, artritis, gota y un aneurisma, resaltó: “Personas enfermas y con discapacidad como yo no han sido beneficiadas”.

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Betancourt Escalona es actualmente uno de los presos políticos de más larga data en las cárceles de Cuba. Fue condenado hace 36 años por “atentado” y “otros actos contra la seguridad del Estado”, figuras penales que la dictadura de la isla utiliza con frecuencia para castigar el disenso abierto.

En el audio, anunció además que comenzará una huelga de hambre como protesta por la arbitrariedad del indulto y su exclusión.

El régimen cubano había presentado el indulto como un gesto “humanitario”, basado en un análisis de la conducta, tiempo cumplido y estado de salud de los sancionados. Según el anuncio oficial, los beneficiados incluirían “jóvenes, mujeres, adultos mayores de 60 años, los que arriban al término de libertad anticipada en el último semestre y próximo año; así como extranjeros y ciudadanos cubanos residentes en el exterior”.

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Sin embargo, la nota difundida por la prensa estatal aclaraba que no serían objeto de la medida quienes hubieran cometido “delitos contra la autoridad”. Justamente esta categoría incluye figuras como “desacato”, “atentado” y “resistencia”, imputaciones habituales contra manifestantes y opositores.

Organizaciones y fuentes consultadas por Infobae consideran que esta exclusión reduce de manera drástica el alcance real de la medida para los presos políticos.

El dictador cubano, Miguel Díaz‑Canel (Adalberto Roque/Pool vía REUTERS)
El dictador cubano, Miguel Díaz‑Canel (Adalberto Roque/Pool vía REUTERS)

La ONG Prisoners Defenders documentó que la excarcelación se limitó a presos comunes. Javier Larrondo, presidente de la organización, confirmó a Infobae: “En la Prisión de Trabajos Forzosos Toledo 2, Marianao, La Habana, han soltado a 41 presos, todos comunes. Ni uno solo es preso político. Igualmente en la Prisión de Trabajos Forzosos El Yabú. Todos comunes. Se confirma el jueguecito del régimen para intentar engañar a la prensa, a costa de mortificar a los familiares”, expresó.

Larrondo detalló que la situación se repite en otros centros penitenciarios de todo el país, como Boniato, en Santiago de Cuba, Taco Taco, Remedios y La Lima, donde solo han sido liberados presos comunes. “Es un drenaje carcelario de presos comunes por todo el país para abaratar costes penitenciarios al tener la mayor tasa de presos del mundo: 90 mil para 9 millones de habitantes”, destacó a Infobae.

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De acuerdo con Prisoners Defenders, Cuba cuenta con 242 centros penitenciarios y correccionales, y las cifras de excarcelados coinciden con la media de liberaciones esperadas por cada centro. “Pero ni un solo preso político excarcelado. Y muchas decenas de nuevos presos políticos se suma cada mes que pasa”, concluyó Larrondo.

El caso de Betancourt Escalona refleja el impacto de la medida en la población penitenciaria política. Mientras tanto, familiares y organizaciones denuncian que la situación en las cárceles cubanas sigue inalterada para los presos políticos, quienes continúan reportando arbitrariedades y condiciones de detención incompatibles con los derechos humanos.



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Child of Chinese illegal immigrants charged with planting explosive at US military base

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The Department of Homeland Security revealed that a suspect who fled to China after allegedly planting a deadly explosive device at an important military base is the child of two Chinese illegal immigrants.  

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Chinese nationals Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, both of whom were living in the U.S. illegally, Homeland Security said. Their arrests came following two of their adult children, Ann Mary Zheng and Alen Zheng, being connected to a failed plot to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida in mid-March. 

The base, located in Florida, is home to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, and Special Operations Command, which oversees all special operations forces across the Department of War.

The alleged perpetrators of the attempt were born in the U.S. after their parents illegally entered the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 

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The agency asserted the case «illustrates why the improper recognition of ‘birthright citizenship’ for children of illegal aliens is not only inconsistent with the Constitution, but endangers all Americans.»

Jia Zhang Zheng (left) and Qiu Qin Zou (right) are Chinese illegal aliens whose adult children were allegedly behind an attempted bombing at MacDill Air Force Base. (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images; DHS)

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Birthright citizenship refers to the principle that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically granted U.S. citizenship. 

The FBI said Alen Zheng, who is believed to have planted the improvised explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base on March 10, is currently in China. He is facing charges of attempted damage to government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device and possession of an unregistered destructive device, which carry a potential sentence of up to 40 years in prison.

FBI Tampa arrested Ann Mary Zheng March 17 following her return to the U.S. from China, where she had fled with her brother. She has been charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence, facing up to 30 years in prison. 

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She is accused of hiding or damaging a 2010 Mercedes-Benz to prevent its use in legal proceedings, court documents show. 

Prosecutors allege that the siblings attempted to cover their tracks by selling the vehicle to car dealer CarMax. Despite being vacuumed and cleaned, investigators later discovered trace explosive residue inside the vehicle.

The day after Ann Mary Zheng’s arrest, ICE apprehended both parents, Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng. They are currently in ICE custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 

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Both parents applied for asylum in the U.S. but were denied and ordered removed by an immigration judge in 1998, according to the agency. 

The Department of Homeland Security said the Bureau of Immigration Appeals denied multiple attempts by the parents to have their case reopened. Despite this, both remained living in the U.S. illegally for nearly three decades.

The department is positing that this case highlights the «grave danger» of current U.S. law granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on American soil, including the children of illegal immigrants.

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Anne Mary Zheng is charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence, facing up to 30 years in prison.  (DHS)

Following the parents’ arrests, Acting Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said that «automatically granting citizenship to children of illegal aliens born in the U.S. … poses a major national security risk.»

«That reality became apparent last week when two U.S.-born children of Chinese illegal aliens were indicted for planting a potentially deadly explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Florida,» said Bis, who added that, «This incident underscores the severe national security threat that illegal immigration and birthright citizenship pose to the United States.»

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Bis also asserted that the policy of granting automatic birthright citizenship «is based on a historically inaccurate interpretation of the Citizenship Clause» of the 14th Amendment.

The Supreme Court is currently weighing the constitutionality of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. Trump signed the order on his first day back in the Oval Office in 2025. 

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The court held oral arguments on the case this Wednesday, with justices appearing skeptical of Trump’s order.

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Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, described the court’s line of questioning as «disappointing» for proponents of Trump’s stance on birthright citizenship.

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«Most people understood coming into this, and I suspect even the government understood coming into this, that this was probably going to be a bit of an uphill battle,» Swearer said.

Despite this, Swearer said, «I do think there’s a path forward» for a Trump victory, though it would likely be narrow and partial.

Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.

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La UE y Ecuador consolidaron su cooperación en seguridad para combatir “la delincuencia grave y el terrorismo”

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En medio del nuevo estado de excepción en Ecuador, la Unión Europea y el gobierno del presidente Daniel Noboa oficializaron el viernes la ratificación de un acuerdo que fortalece la colaboración con Europol en la lucha contra la delincuencia grave y el terrorismo.

Según comunicó el Ministerio de Exteriores ecuatoriano, el convenio, firmado inicialmente el 23 de septiembre de 2025 durante la 80ª sesión de la Asamblea General de la ONU por la ministra Gabriela Sommerfeld y el comisario europeo de Asuntos Internos y Migración, Magnus Brunner, busca fortalecer el trabajo conjunto de las autoridades de ambas partes en la prevención y persecución de delitos graves y actos terroristas.

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Ecuador se convierte en el primer país de América Latina en suscribir un acuerdo de este tipo con el grupo europeo. El pacto incluye salvaguardias específicas para la protección de derechos y libertades fundamentales, como el derecho a la intimidad y a la protección de datos personales.

La ratificación se concretó con la firma del decreto por parte del presidente Daniel Noboa y su publicación en el Registro Oficial el 30 de marzo de 2026. Para el gobierno ecuatoriano, este acuerdo representa una herramienta clave para ampliar las capacidades de cooperación bilateral en materia de seguridad.

El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa (Europa Press)
El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa (Europa Press)

Ambas partes coincidieron en que el pacto refleja el compromiso de enfrentar de manera conjunta el crimen organizado transnacional y refuerza la cooperación internacional en seguridad.

Ante el escenario de violencia que se vive en Ecuador, Noboa decretó el jueves un nuevo estado de excepción por 60 días para combatir el crimen organizado, medida que afectó a nueve de las 24 provincias del país, incluidas Quito y Guayaquil, las principales ciudades, así como a cuatro municipios de otras tres provincias.

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Durante el estado de excepción en Ecuador quedaron suspendidos los derechos de inviolabilidad del domicilio y la correspondencia, permitiendo a la Policía y a las Fuerzas Armadas ingresar a viviendas sin orden judicial e interceptar comunicaciones. Las Fuerzas Armadas también se desplegaron para ejecutar operativos contra organizaciones criminales en coordinación con la Policía.

El decreto, emitido en vísperas del feriado de Semana Santa, afectó principalmente a provincias de la costa, región donde operan bandas dedicadas al narcotráfico que utilizan Ecuador como ruta para enviar cocaína —producida principalmente en Colombia— hacia Europa y Estados Unidos. Entre las jurisdicciones incluidas figuran Esmeraldas y El Oro (fronterizas con Colombia y Perú), Guayas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Pichincha (donde se ubica Quito) y Sucumbíos, provincia amazónica en la que recientemente se realizaron operativos coordinados con Estados Unidos para desmantelar campamentos de los Comandos de la Frontera.

Soldados de Ecuador (Europa Press)
Soldados de Ecuador (Europa Press)

Desde 2024, tras declararse la “guerra” al crimen organizado, el presidente Daniel Noboa ha decretado varios estados de excepción, algunos de alcance nacional.

El objetivo de estas medidas es frenar el auge de la violencia criminal, aunque Ecuador continúa liderando las tasas de homicidios en Latinoamérica, con más de 50 asesinatos por cada 100.000 habitantes en 2025.

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El toque de queda nocturno anterior, impuesto desde el 15 de marzo en Guayas, Los Ríos, El Oro y Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, finalizó a las 05:00 del lunes pasado, dejando un saldo superior a mil detenidos. El Ministerio del Interior reportó 1.283 detenciones, en su mayoría por violaciones al toque de queda, mientras que el Ministerio de Defensa registró 806 capturas y la destrucción de 47 objetivos militares, entre ellos caletas de armas, centros de mando y pistas clandestinas.

Durante la vigencia de la medida, las autoridades incautaron 651 armas blancas y de fuego, 5.069 municiones, 5.401 explosivos, más de 25.000 dólares en efectivo, y destruyeron cinco pistas clandestinas y 256 bocaminas en zonas de minería ilegal.

El ministro del Interior, John Reimberg, destacó que las operaciones continuarán en todo el país. “Este año no vamos a dar tregua, este año vamos a hacer todo lo que se puede y no se puede por el tema de seguridad de los ecuatorianos”, declaró. Además, subrayó que en 2025 lograron capturar “a todos los cabecillas que nadie se atrevió nunca a tocarlos”.

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(Con información de Europa Press)

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