A Chinese woman arrested in Mar-a-Lago had a device used to detect hidden cameras, thousands in cash in a hotel room

A Chinese woman arrested in President Trump's Florida resort had several electronic devices, including one detecting hidden cameras, and more than $ 7,500 in cash in her hotel room, prosecutors said.

Yujing Zhang appeared in court Monday for a hearing on whether she should be released on bail pending trial.

Zhang was arrested by the secret service on March 30 in Mar-a-Lago. At the time of her arrest, she was carrying two Chinese passports, four cell phones, a laptop and a device containing malware.

Originally, she had told authorities that she was there to swim but she then changed her story.

A search of his hotel room in Palm Beach has uncovered nine USB keys, five SIM cards for mobile phones, more than $ 7,500 in cash and a device used to detect hidden cameras, authorities said.

"She lies to everyone she meets," US Attorney General Rolando Garcia said Monday, according to the Washington Post.

However, Garcia said that there was "no allegation". Zhang was involved in "any spying".

Zhang legally entered the United States on March 28 from Shanghai to Newark. Two days later, she appeared at a security checkpoint in Mar-a-Lago, telling the security that she was there to swim. Mar-a-Lago employees thought she was tied to a club member and allowed her to access the property.

A short time later, a receptionist asked her why she was there. According to the criminal complaint, Ms. Zhang said that she was present at "an event of the United States Association of Chinese America at the United Nations later in the evening", but that the receptionist stated that this event did not take place.

Zhang was then taken to a different location to be interrogated by the secret services when she became "verbally aggressive".

She was accused of lying to the secret services to explain her presence in Mar-a-Lago.

The Miami Herald reported last week that the FBI was investigating the Chinese spying on Trump at his Florida resort.

The investigation originally targeted Li "Cindy" Yang, a South Florida entrepreneur and Republican donor who has been promoting events in Mar-a-Lago with Chefs. Chinese company wanting access to Trump and his family.