The Department of Justice on Monday arrested two New Yorkers, charging them with helping the government of China establish a secret police station in Manhattan, and with trying to hide evidence of that from the FBI. The US government also charged 44 Chinese nationals with “repression schemes” targeting Americans online. 61-year-old “Harry” Lu Jianwang and 59-year-old Chen Jinping were arrested earlier this morning at their respective homes in the Bronx and Manhattan, the DOJ said. They were charged with conspiracy to act as agents of the Chinese government and with obstruction of justice, facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
According to federal prosecutors, the two men had a “long-standing relationship of trust” with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS), which they helped “surreptitiously open and operate an illegal MPS police station on US soil.” The alleged outpost of the Fuzhou branch of the MPS operated from an office building in Manhattan’s Chinatown, until it was raided and closed by the FBI in October 2022.
“The [People’s Republic of China], 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, adding that these actions “go far beyond the bounds of acceptable nation-state conduct.”
US Attorney Breon Peace, from the Eastern District of New York, called the existence of the secret police station a “flagrant violation of our nation’s sovereignty,” saying that it has no place in New York City “or any American community.” ...
Poster Comment:
What about the criminal operations of the FBI and Cocaine Importation Agency? In the early 90's the late Sherman Skolnick referred to the FIB as "America's Secret Political Police". It is an open secret that both operate "Hit Teams" within the U.S.. Just Ask JFK and JFK Jr..