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2 Arrested for Allegedly Operating Illegal Chinese 'Police Station' in NYC
Last edited Tue Apr 18, 2023, 05:08 AM - Edit history (1)
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-arrested-for-allegedly-operating-illegal-chinese-police-station-in-nyc-sources-say/4247736/2 Arrested for Allegedly Operating Illegal Chinese ‘Police Station' in NYC
China says its "service centers" around the world help Chinese nationals with paperwork issues and are run by volunteers, but U.S. and other authorities say they are illegal police outposts
By Jonathan Dienst • Published April 17, 2023 • Updated on April 17, 2023 at 10:19 pm
Two people have been arrested by the FBI on allegations they helped operate an illegal police station for the government of China in lower Manhattan.
The two are charged with conspiring to act as agents for the Chinese government. The FBI said “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan, were arrested Monday morning at their homes in New York City.
"The defendants worked together to establish the first overseas police station in the United States on behalf of the Fuzhou branch of the (Ministry of Public Security)," the FBI said in a statement.
In addition to the New York complaint, two other complaints were filed - one against 34 members of Beijing's Municipal Public Security Bureau, and another against a group of 10 people that includes eight Chinese government officials.
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China says its "service centers" around the world help Chinese nationals with paperwork issues and are run by volunteers, but U.S. and other authorities say they are illegal police outposts
By Jonathan Dienst • Published April 17, 2023 • Updated on April 17, 2023 at 10:19 pm
Two people have been arrested by the FBI on allegations they helped operate an illegal police station for the government of China in lower Manhattan.
The two are charged with conspiring to act as agents for the Chinese government. The FBI said “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan, were arrested Monday morning at their homes in New York City.
"The defendants worked together to establish the first overseas police station in the United States on behalf of the Fuzhou branch of the (Ministry of Public Security)," the FBI said in a statement.
In addition to the New York complaint, two other complaints were filed - one against 34 members of Beijing's Municipal Public Security Bureau, and another against a group of 10 people that includes eight Chinese government officials.
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