OAN Staff Abril Elfi
4:50 PM – Wednesday, December 18, 2024
A New York City man accused of running a secret Chinese government police station in Chinatown, Manhattan, has pleaded guilty.
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On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace stated that Chen Jinping, 60, pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of the government of China.
“A priority of my office has been to counteract the malign activities of foreign governments that violate our nation’s sovereignty by targeting local diaspora communities in the United States,” Peace said. “Today, a participant in a transnational repression scheme who worked to establish a secret police station in the middle of New York City on behalf of the national police force of the People’s Republic of China has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to act as an illegal agent. We will continue our efforts to protect the rights of vulnerable persons who come to this country to escape the repressive activities of authoritarian regimes.”
During a press release, Peace explained that Chen and co-defendant Lu Jianwang, 61, acted…
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