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Chen Jinping, 60, Pleads Guilty to Operating Secret Police Station in Lower Manhattan
Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old New York resident, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in connection with opening and operating an undeclared overseas police station in lower Manhattan.
According to the charges, Chen, along with co-defendant Lu Jianwang, conspired to act as illegal agents of the PRC government and obstructed justice by destroying evidence of their communications with an MPS official.
While acting under the direction and control of the MPS official, the defendants worked together to establish the first known overseas police station in the United States on behalf of the Fuzhou branch of the MPS.
The police station, which closed in the fall of 2022, occupied an entire floor in an office building in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Neither Chen nor Lu informed the U.S. government that they were helping the PRC government surreptitiously open and operate an undeclared MPS police station on U.S. soil.
On October 2022, the FBI conducted a judicially authorized search of the illegal police station. In connection with the search, FBI agents interviewed both defendants and seized their phones. In reviewing the contents of these phones, FBI agents observed that communications between the defendants and an MPS official appeared to have been deleted.
Chen Jinping faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. In his plea agreement, the government has agreed to dismiss the obstruction of justice charge against him. Lu Jianwang has pleaded not guilty to both of the charges against him and is awaiting trial.
The FBI is investigating the case.
Chen Jinping is a 60-year-old New York resident. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
Chen Jinping was charged with conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
Chen Jinping is set to be sentenced. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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