US citizens admit conspiracy as a Chinese agent in NY

US citizens admit conspiracy as a Chinese agent in NY

A US citizen who was arrested in 2023 in connection with the operation of a " surveillance police " in New York City. on Wednesday in front of a federal court to have worked with the Chinese state.

Details for arrest and confession

chen Jinping, a naturalized US citizen who lives in New York City, faces a prison sentence of up to five years after he is guilty of working as an agent of a foreign government.

"Today a participant in a transnational repression scheme that has worked on establishing a secret police station in the heart of New York City on behalf of the National Police of the People's Republic of China has been confessed to act as an illegal agent," said US prosecutor Breon Peace in a statement after the hearing.

The role of Chen Jinping

by a translator, Chen said in court that he wanted to remove an online article on behalf of the Chinese government on behalf of the Chinese government. He read a brief explanation in which he admitted to knowingly worked with others in order to work as an agent for China.

his legally appointed lawyer refused to comment on the Plea deal.

the allegations and the further procedure

In autumn 2022, Chen had an article "About the Operation of the PRC government's overseas police station" removed from a Chinese media company at the instructions of a Chinese government official, as can be seen from the indictment.

The FBI arrested and another man in New York in April 2023 and raised indictment for the conspiracy for working as a foreign agent and for additional charges for aid for punishment, since they allegedly deleted messages with civil servants from the Chinese Ministry for Public Security.

federal prosecutors had accused dozens of other alleged Chinese agents who tried to silence and bother the dissidents within the United States.

closure of the police station and outlook

The police station in New York was closed after a search order at the location was carried out in 2022, according to the US lawyer office of the Eastern District of New York.

chen's co-accused is also in discussions about a confession with the US lawyer office, as can be seen from the court files.

chen, which was released after his arrest against the deposit, is to be convicted on May 30th. His son and daughter were sitting in the first row of the court during the hearing on Wednesday.