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Prof Zhengdong Cheng Legal Defense Fundraising

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I am Zhu, Fengyi, the wife of Dr. Zhengdong Cheng. My husband was a full professor at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He was arrested in August 2020. The allegations were generally similar to those against other professors of Chinese origin and concerning disclosure problems relating to federal grants.

He is still in jail being held without bail pending trial. There will be another attempt to ask the court to change its detention decision.

TAMU is in the process of severing their relationship with my husband. We lost our income from his employment with TAMU. Although we have properties in Texas, we cannot sell them since we will use them as a guarantee to assure my husband’s court appearances should the court grant him bail.

We have already paid significant money towards his legal fees but I need to raise money to cover my husband’s legal defense in the coming months. We hope that we can locate funds ourselves should my husband be let out on bail.

We promise that all the funds raised will be used for my husband’s legal defense and any remaining funds will be donated to defendants facing similar difficulties.

向已经捐款的朋友表示真诚感谢。所有捐款将只用于正东此诉讼的律师费用,并会向捐款人公布用途。如果捐款在付律师费之后有剩余,将会把剩余金额捐助给有类似困难的被告或者相关公益组织。

我是成正东的妻子.  朱风一。我的丈夫是中国科大近代物理系85级校友,也是普林斯顿校友, 98年获得物理博士。2020年8月前是Texas A&M University(TAMU) 的教授。他是一个善良正直诚实,全身心热爱并专注于科研的人。这么多年来几乎没有休息过完整的周末。他从没做过任何间谍工作;他从没有盗取过任何商业和技术机密;也没有非法分享任何不该分享的东西。在每年的年报和个人简历中从没隐瞒和国内的合作也从来没想到过会遭受这样的事情。他在广东工业大学做sabbatical以及继续合作,和南方科大的合作,TAMU的领导也是知情或同意的。即使他真的有疏忽错误,为什么不是学校通过行政方式解决,而是联邦政府通过被捕,刑事诉讼来解决?我为他深感冤屈。

过去一年多他被TAMU外派在中东卡塔尔分校教书,因此我们全家都在中东。2020年8月疫情期间学校以研究工作为名把正东从卡塔尔召回美国,为了工作为了学生他不顾疫情赶回美国。FBI在机场扣留了他, 留下我和五岁的孩子滞留在卡塔尔。孩子因特殊原因不能获得美国签证,致使我和孩子不能从卡塔尔直接回到美国。最后我只能想法先带孩子回中国安顿,再到美国帮助丈夫。由于疫情期间的管制,我用了5个月才终于把孩子带回国内,现在又面临从广州回河北老家来回累计一个半月的隔离(广州1/8-1/24, 然后再河北需要14+14),和绿卡在外面停留超过一年需要想办法申请回美证的问题。这场飞来横祸让我们的家庭面临前所未有的困境。

TAMU 没有像MIT 那样为正东出律师费,在案子初就解除了正东的公职,使得整个家庭孤立无援,生活无着。正东从被抓至今已经5个多月还未被保释。 法官给理由包括家属目前不在美(我还在努力回美国),他和中国联系太多,等。甚至几个担保人因为是华裔美国人也成为他和中国联系太多不能保释的理由。关押五个多月以来,被隔离在新冠爆发的楼内几个月,硬生生地拖到他新冠检测阳性。他五十多岁了,又有高血压。想到这些就彻夜难眠。面对几十万美元的律师费和无奈的困境, 心力交瘁。恳请大家的支持和帮助,要应付这个诉讼,争取全家早日团聚。    

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FENGYI ZHU
Organizer
College Station, TX
Anthony Smart
Team member

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