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Lawyer is accused of cyberstalking BigLaw attorneys with posts referring to intercourse recordsdata, sniper and silencer
September 15, 2025, 11:25 am CDT
A Texas lawyer is accused in a federal grievance of cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications to a accomplice at an “worldwide legislation agency,” in addition to an affiliate additionally working at such a agency. (Screenshots from the U.S. District Courtroom for the Northern District of Texas’ unsealed grievance filed Sept. 5)
A Texas lawyer is accused in a federal grievance of cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications to a accomplice at an “worldwide legislation agency,” in addition to an affiliate additionally working at such a agency.
Lawyer Fangzhou Chen, often known as Amber Chen, is charged in an unsealed grievance filed Sept. 5 within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Northern District of Texas, Law360 reviews.
The accomplice’s agency has a group devoted to monitoring Chen’s social media accounts, in response to an affidavit supporting the legal grievance. The agency has additionally supplied the accomplice and his household “with 24/7 personal safety” because of Chen’s exercise, the affidavit says.
The affidavit says the FBI in Dallas first started investigating Chen in February after studying that she had submitted 25 on-line tricks to the FBI Nationwide Menace Operations Middle for rather less than a yr, none of which was substantiated. Topics of the ideas included terrorism, homicide for rent, crimes in opposition to kids, financial institution theft, civil rights crimes and election crimes.
The agency accomplice, known as “V1,” contacted an FBI particular agent in June to report that he and the affiliate, known as “V2,” had been being focused by Chen in on-line exercise. Additionally in June, Chen submitted a tip that mentioned the agency affiliate was hiring a killer to homicide her in Texas, the affidavit alleges.
The accomplice, who by no means met Chen or communicated along with her, forwarded screenshots of Chen’s social media posts that included these alleged statements:
• “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 probably be made public and non-classified.”
• “If any of you stalk me once more I’ll [gun emoji] you to loss of life”
• “By no means in my lifetime I’ve ever heard an affiliate lawyer can kill a managing accomplice”
• “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.”
Representatives from the accomplice’s agency additionally forwarded to the FBI a sequence of emails from Chen’s e-mail account to the accomplice’s work handle. The emails allegedly advised the accomplice to depart the USA, and if Chen ever noticed the accomplice across the agency, the accomplice “will probably be eradicated on the spot.”
The State Bar of Texas web site lists Chen as a Texas lawyer however says her major apply location is in Washington, D.C. Chen’s profile lists the web site of Latham & Watkins as Chen’s agency however says she is retired.
Latham & Watkins didn’t instantly reply to the ABA Journal’s questions on whether or not Chen was as soon as affiliated with the agency. Nor did it reply to the Journal’s questions on Law360’s report, primarily based on an nameless supply, that the focused accomplice is from Latham & Watkins.
Chen’s lawyer, Curt Crum, didn’t instantly reply to a Journal e-mail in search of remark. Nor did he instantly reply to a cellphone message left along with his agency in Texas.
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