Texas legal professional Fangzhou Chen, aka Amber Chen, was charged in federal courtroom with cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications. Chen allegedly despatched 25 unsubstantiated on-line tricks to the FBI Nationwide Menace Operations Heart and engaged in a marketing campaign of on-line harassment directed at an unnamed Biglaw companion based mostly in New York in addition to a Biglaw affiliate based mostly in Los Angeles.
In accordance with the felony grievance, out there under, the companion by no means really met Chen. The companion’s agency, reportedly Latham & Watkins, screens Chen’s social media (and gives him with 24/7 safety), a pattern of which follows.
• “If [the partner] doesn’t resign by Monday, [the partner’s firm] will lose half of the purchasers”
• “And should you ever cross me once more, it’s not simply calling feds 5 months later”
• “All [the partner’s] intercourse recordsdata will likely be made public and non-classified.”
• “If any of you stalk me once more I’ll [gun emoji] you to dying”
• “By no means in my lifetime I’ve ever heard an affiliate legal professional can kill a managing companion”
• “Sniper on web site”
• [The associate] is in California, [the partner] is in Manhattan. Use a silencer.”
• “Ever performed an actual life Squid Recreation? lol [laughing emoji]”
• “Use a silencer.”
It’s fairly clear why the agency felt the safety was wanted.
The agency additionally shared with the FBI emails despatched to the companion’s work handle that gave the companion a “final warning” to depart the USA and threatened that he “will likely be eradicated on the spot” if Chen noticed him on the agency once more.
In accordance with the grievance, the cyberstalking started in October of 2024. It stays unclear why Chen started concentrating on the companion and affiliate. Although the State Bar of Texas lists Chen’s workplace web site as Latham’s, in line with reviews, Chen by no means labored on the agency.
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