Two alleged Chinese police officers are taken into custody and 40 other Chinese National Police officers are charged with a sprawling plot to spy on US-based dissidents, the Justice Department announces
Dozens of other individuals who remain at large were separately charged with carrying out two schemes on behalf of Beijing that sought to intimidate US-based dissidents.
The two men who were arrested early Monday morning were identified as New York City residents “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan. The clandestine station was closed in the fall of 2022 after its operators became aware of an FBI investigation, prosecutors said. “The PRC, through its repressive security apparatus, established a secret physical presence in New York City to monitor and intimidate dissidents and those critical of its government,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said in a statement, referring to China by its formal acronym.
Lu and Chen are being charged with conspiring to act as agents of the Chinese government and obstructing justice. They face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of both charges.
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