Houston woman sentenced to prison in China

4/26/2017, 3:15 p.m.

Sandy Phan-Gillis, a Houston woman arrested in China during a business trip two years ago, was sentenced to prison on spying charges, but she may soon be deported to the U.S.

HOUSTON - A Houston woman arrested in China during a business trip two years ago was sentenced to prison on spying charges, but she may soon be deported to the U.S.

Sandy Phan-Gillis was part of a trade delegation with Houston city leaders but stopped at a border checkpoint where she was accused of stealing state secrets 20 years before.

The New York Times reports a secret trial was held. The judge declared her guilty and ordered her to be expelled.

A human rights activist in China is crediting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who raised the issue during his visit to Beijing last month.

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