On March 18, 2021, Dr. Gee-Kung Chang, a prominent expert in the field of optical networking, was indicted for 10 counts of visa and wire fraud. Prosecutors claimed Professor Chang facilitated a scheme that brought Chinese nationals to the U. S. on J-1 visiting scholar visa to work at a private telecommunications firm instead of at the Georgia Institue of Technology.

On April 14, 2025, all charges against Professor Chang were dismissed at the pretrial stage due to lack of evidence and not meeting fundamental principles of law. Professor Chang is currently a retired professor at Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor Chang's case is widely seen as another example of racial profiling and prosecutorial overreach under the now-defunct "China Initiative."

He was represented by attorneys Rob Fisher and Brian Kelly, who also defended MIT Professor Gang Chen in a separate case under "China Initiative."

Professor Chang and Attorney Fisher will speak at the APA Justice monthly meeting on May 5, 2025.