MEDIA ADVISORY: Select Committee to Hold Hearing on The Rise of CCP-linked Scam Networks Targeting Americans and Threatening U.S. Security
May 15, 2026
WASHINGTON – The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing titled Crime, Corruption, and Power: The Rise of CCP-linked Scam Networks Targeting Americans and Threatening U.S. Security. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 A.M. in Cannon House Office Building, Room 210.
The following witnesses will provide testimony:
- Mr. Jacob Sims, Visiting Fellow, Asia Center at Harvard University
- Mr. Jason Tower, Senior Expert, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
- Ms. Erin West, Founder and President, Operation Shamrock
When: Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 A.M.
Where: 210 Cannon House Office Building **new location**
The hearing will be livestreamed here.
The event is open to credentialed members of the media.
Members of the media planning to attend should RSVP to julia.snodgrass@mail.house.gov