WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged 13 individuals who tried to "unlawfully exert influence in the United States" for the People's Republic of China, U.S. officials allege.In the third case, DOJ does not name the company involved, but the details of the complaint against defendants Guochun He and Zheng Wang match up to an Eastern District of New York prosecution of Huawei, a Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer which the U.S. previously charged with stealing trade secret and intellectual property information.The complaint says the pair tried to recruit an unnamed informant, whom they allegedly paid $61,000 in Bitcoin in exchange for what they believed was confidential information about the Justice Department’s investigation and criminal prosecution of the company.“As these cases demonstrate, the government of China sought to interfere with the rights and freedoms of individuals in the United States and to undermine our judicial system that protects those rights."The Justice Department will not tolerate attempts by any foreign power to undermine the rule of law upon which our democracy is based.”Garland was joined at the press conference by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen and other Justice Department officials."