American group of one of China's most-needed criminals prohibited from leaving nation

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American gathering of one of China's most-required crooks precluded from leaving country

The adult children of a former Chinese businessman on the run for a multi-million fraud scheme have been barred from returning to the United States despite not being under investigation, the U.S. State Department confirmed to Fox News.

A spokesperson said Tuesday that Victor and Cynthia Liu have been prevented from leaving China since June 2018 because of local officials’ use of an exit ban.

“We routinely have shared our concern about China’s use of exit bans on American citizens with the Chinese government and will continue to do so until we see a transparent and fair process,” the spokesperson told Fox News.

Victor, 19, and Cynthia, 27, first traveled to China with their mother, Sandra Han – who is a Chinese-born U.S. citizen – to visit their ailing grandmother. Days into their trip, local authorities detained Han and took her to a secret location.

When the siblings arrived at the airport, they discovered they could not leave China, despite police saying they are not being investigated or charged with a crime, the New York Times reported.

They have reportedly tried to leave the country three times and have been staying with an uncle..