Jerry Hu is wanted for his alleged involvement in at least one of a series of crimes committed in California and Nevada, many of which are thought to have been committed as part of a sophisticated Asian Criminal Enterprise Organization. Specifically, it is alleged that Hu was involved in the August 28, 1998, attempted armed robbery of a computer-oriented company based in Fremont, California, and the murder of an unarmed employee at the company. It is alleged that Hu provided information about the company to those individuals directly involved in the crime to help facilitate it.

Hu was arrested on December 28, 1999, on state attempted robbery and murder charges for the Fremont crime. On January 4, 2000, he failed to appear in court to answer the charges against him. A bench warrant for Hu's arrest was issued by the Alameda County Superior Court charging him with murder. On February 4, 2000, a no bail federal arrest warrant was issued for Hu in the Northern District of California, Oakland, California, charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.