Federal prosecutors Thursday formally dropped their case against Baimadajie Angwang, the NYPD cop and Army reservist accused of spying for the Chinese government.
Judge Eric Komitee of the Eastern District of New York tossed the charges against Baimadajie Angwang, afterAt a brief hearing Thursday, Assistant US Attorney Matthew Haggans said the government was “limited in the information we can provide” — but added that the decision to dismiss the indictment was based on an “assessment of all the evidence and information available to the government.
Baimadajie Anwang leaves Brooklyn Federal Court after the charges were dropped. Anwang, a NYPD officer and ex-marine, was accused of spying on America for the Chinese government.“I would argue, as an American, he’s a great one. He has served his country honorably in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan, [and] he is a dedicated New York City Police officer,” Carman added, noting that his client “is grateful today that he and his family will have an opportunity to get back to their lives.
Prosecutors had alleged that Angwang, a community affairs officer with the 111th Precinct in Queens, becamein 2018, working with a handler stationed in the Chinese consulate in Manhattan.
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