https://rollcall.com/2025/02/19/senators-clash-over-fbi-director-pick-ahead-of-confirmation-vote/

Patel’s financial disclosures also show he started working in April 2024 as a consultant for Elite Depot Ltd. and left the position last month. The Associated Press has reported that the entity is the parent company of Shein, a clothing company that was established in China. The FBI has described China as a grave national security threat.

Patel received between $1 million and $5 million in unvested stock in Elite Depot Ltd., according to the financial disclosure and Patel’s ethics agreement. The stock units will vest quarterly, and the first portion was set to be doled out at the beginning of this month, the ethics agreement stated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683228&forum_id=2#48676659)