Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
2 months, 1 week ago

Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a creepy campaign to get a former official to return to his homeland. He begged a judge for “a chance to renew myself” and to see his grandchild grow up in the U.S. Zhu, 68, was one of three men found guilty of various charges in a 2023 trial that portrayed cross-border surveillance and stalking in suburban New Jersey. Calling the crimes “a threat to this country’s national security,” U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen quizzed Zhu about what he was thinking when he agreed to help a Chinese government figure find Xu. Several U.S. prosecutions have centered on China’s “Operation Fox Hunt,” a nearly decade-old initiative that Beijing characterizes as a pursuit of fugitives abroad, including officials accused of corruption. Zhu’s current lawyer, Benjamin Silverman, said Wednesday that his client came to understand that Chinese government officials were involved but didn’t grasp how seriously Xu might be pressed to return.

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Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home
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4 days, 2 hours ago

Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison. U.S. prosecutors say Quanzhong An’s activities were part of the Chinese government’s “Operation Fox Hunt,” which Beijing says is about pursuing people who have fled justice. An said he that …

20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot
4 days, 23 hours ago

20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plot

Raw Story  

A New York businessman was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in a plot to force a US resident to return to China. Quanzhong An, 58, was one of seven people charged in October 2022 for involvement in a Chinese government repatriation scheme known as "Operation Fox Hunt." Judge Kiyo Matsumoto sentenced him to 20 …

Man sent to prison in US for stalking ex-Chinese official, leaving sinister note
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2 months ago

Man sent to prison in US for stalking ex-Chinese official, leaving sinister note

Hindustan Times  

A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official's door in New Jersey was on Wednesday sentenced to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting US claims that China's government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found Zheng and …

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China’s government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found …

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
2 months ago

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

The Independent  

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Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
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Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Judge Analisa Torres said Wang was an “integral part of the conspiracy” carried out by Guo Wengui, who was convicted at a July trial and awaits …

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC
3 months ago

Manhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said Chen admitted in court to his role in “audaciously establishing an undeclared police station” in Manhattan and attempting to conceal the …

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City
3 months ago

Man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in New York City

LA Times  

A six-story glass facade building, center, in New York’s Chinatown is alleged to have been the site of a secret police outpost for China. A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Matthew Olsen, an assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice, said …

Naturalized US citizen accused of running ‘overseas police station’ in NY pleads guilty to conspiring to act as Chinese agent
3 months ago

Naturalized US citizen accused of running ‘overseas police station’ in NY pleads guilty to conspiring to act as Chinese agent

CNN  

CNN — A US citizen arrested in 2023 in connection to running an “overseas police station” in New York City pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government. Chen Jinping, a naturalized US citizen who lives in New York City, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to …

Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests
6 months, 1 week ago

Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Ma lived and worked in Shanghai, China, before returning to Hawaii in 2001, and at the behest of Chinese intelligence officers, he agreed to arrange …

A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
1 year, 4 months ago

A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan from his company and then fleeing to Morocco was extradited back to China on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Security said. The man, a financial executive at the company, used passwords for its bank accounts to transfer money to his personal account, the ministry said in a statement. …

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

The Independent  

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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home, as part of an effort called “Operation Fox Hunt.” American private investigator Michael McMahon and two Chinese citizens living in the U.S. — Zheng Congying and Zhu Yong …

Chinese ex-official’s wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US ‘upside-down’
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese ex-official’s wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US ‘upside-down’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former Chinese official and his wife had left their homeland and kept their U.S. address private. Prosecutors say the defendants and others subjected the couple, their adult daughter and various relatives to a spate of intimidating overtures at Beijing’s behest, as part of a repatriation initiative called “Operation Fox Hunt.” “My life was turned upside-down, at …

Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home
1 year, 9 months ago

Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An American sleuth and two Chinese men faced jurors Wednesday in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home. “It’s part of a public Chinese government initiative to force people living abroad to return to China against their will.” …

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese Court Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life on Spying Charges

News 18  

John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US citizen and permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court on charges of espionage, BBC reported on Monday. The Intermediate People’s Court, in a statement posted on the WeChat social media platform, declared Leung guilty of espionage and sentenced him to life in prison, along with a …

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial …

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges

LA Times  

Under President Xi Jinping, China has launched multiple campaigns against what it calls foreign efforts to sabotage its rule. China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest …

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close
3 years, 7 months ago

Extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei’s Meng come to a close

Al Jazeera  

Meng was detained on a US request in December 2018, with China arresting two Canadians just days later. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s fight in a Canadian court against extradition to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges has wrapped up after nearly 1,000 days of testimony. Just a few days later China detained two Canadian men – businessman …

Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail
3 years, 7 months ago

Detainee reveals China holds Uyghurs and dissidents in Dubai secret jail

The Independent  

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Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure
3 years, 7 months ago

Huawei CFO fights extradition as Beijing raises pressure

Al Jazeera  

Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer made a final push for a Canadian court to reject a U.S. extradition request, as Beijing raised pressure on Ottawa with a series of rulings in criminal cases against Canadian nationals. The Canadian government condemned the moves, which the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing called a “blatant attempt to use human beings …

Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China as wife calls for release
4 years ago

Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China as wife calls for release

Al Jazeera  

Diplomats refused access to espionage trial of Canadian who has been held in detention for 833 days. The wife of Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadians detained in China for more than two years and now accused of spying, has renewed calls for the pair’s immediate release as Kovrig’s trial got underway behind closed doors in a Chinese court. Jim …

How a Long Island man ended up in a Chinese prison on espionage charges
4 years, 8 months ago

How a Long Island man ended up in a Chinese prison on espionage charges

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Driving from their home in New York to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harrison Li had no idea it would be the last time he saw his father for more than a decade. “He’s been doing that for 20-plus years.” Prior to being detained by state security at the airport in Shanghai, Harrison Li said the family had no …

U.S. Charges Alleged Chinese Government Spy With Stealing U.S. Trade Secrets
6 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Charges Alleged Chinese Government Spy With Stealing U.S. Trade Secrets

NPR  

U.S. Charges Alleged Chinese Government Spy With Stealing U.S. Trade Secrets Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP Updated at 4:55 p.m. ET The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against a suspected Chinese spy for allegedly conducting economic espionage and trying to steal trade secrets from U.S. aerospace companies. So what makes the Xu case special is that …

China transfers fugitive to US police
7 years, 6 months ago

China transfers fugitive to US police

China Daily  

Chinese police hand over fugitive Naquan Ferguson to police from the United States in Guangzhou on Friday. Early Friday, Chinese police transferred criminal fugitive Naquan Ferguson to their US counterparts at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The successful repatriation of the US fugitive was "considered the latest achievement of law enforcement cooperation to hunt down fugitives since two Chinese fugitives were …

China transfers fugitive to US police
7 years, 6 months ago

China transfers fugitive to US police

China Daily  

Chinese police hand over fugitive Naquan Ferguson to police from the United States in Guangzhou on Friday. Early Friday, Chinese police transferred criminal fugitive Naquan Ferguson to their US counterparts at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The successful repatriation of the US fugitive was "considered the latest achievement of law enforcement cooperation to hunt down fugitives since two Chinese fugitives were …

US returns Chinese fugitive, a suspected rapist
7 years, 9 months ago

US returns Chinese fugitive, a suspected rapist

China Daily  

Police officers escort a fugitive who fled to the United States in April last year. The man, who is suspected of committing rape in China, was repatriated at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday.Zou Hong / China Daily A fugitive on China's most-wanted list who is suspected of rape was repatriated to China from the United States on Thursday afternoon, …

Steps taken to 'speed up' corrupt fugitives' return from US[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 4 months ago

Steps taken to 'speed up' corrupt fugitives' return from US[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

China, US said to be 'in advanced negotiations' on 5 most-wanted officials Yang Jinjun, former general manager of Minghe Group in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, was repatriated in September last year. Chinese and US judicial authorities have been speeding up negotiations on returning five most-wanted corrupt Chinese officials, who are still on the run in the United States, to face trial …

Guangzhou man latest to be prosecuted for espionage
9 years ago

Guangzhou man latest to be prosecuted for espionage

China Daily  

Soldiers in Taizhou city of East China's Zhejiang province take vows to protect and defend the country, in May 2012. A man in his early twenties has been transferred to a judicial department for further investigation and possible prosecution after he was suspected of releasing military secrets to foreign organizations, Guangzhou Daily reported. Li said he was paid 3,000 yuan …

Chinese man wrongly jailed for alleged murder applies for state compensation
9 years, 3 months ago

Chinese man wrongly jailed for alleged murder applies for state compensation

China Daily  

CHANGCHUN - A Chinese man who was wrongly jailed for seven years for a murder he did commit applied for 2.82 million yuan in state compensation Thursday. The Jilin Provincial Higher People's Court revoked the rule due to lack of evidence and ordered for a retrial. The Tonghua court sentenced Yong for a second death in December 2010 and the …

Chinese dissidents slam U.S. handling of Chen Guangcheng case
12 years, 10 months ago

Chinese dissidents slam U.S. handling of Chen Guangcheng case

LA Times  

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Several Chinese dissidents who left their country for the United States scorned the deal struck over escaped activist Chen Guangcheng this week, complaining the U.S. had failed to flex its muscle to protect the blind dissident who sought refuge in its Beijing embassy. …

China supports US indictment against corrupt ex-bankers
19 years, 1 month ago

China supports US indictment against corrupt ex-bankers

China Daily  

China supports US indictment against corrupt ex-bankers Updated: 2006-02-10 11:46 Chinese officials and law experts on Thursday applauded to a US indictment against two ex-Chinese bank managers, which they consider a warning to over 4,000 corrupt Chinese officials that flee abroad. "It's a progress in China's efforts to call back fleeing corrupt officials," said Liu Wenzong, law professor of Foreign …

US academic on spying charges freed by China
23 years, 5 months ago

US academic on spying charges freed by China

The Independent  

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