Quanzhong An, Illegal Agent, New York 2024
Brooklyn, NY - In a major victory for transnational repression victims, Quanzhong An, the leader of a multi-year 'Operation Fox Hunt' repatriation campaign directed by the People's Republic of China, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for acting as an illegal agent of the government of the People's Republic of China.
On [Month] [Day], 2024, United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto sentenced An to 20 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to cause the coerced repatriation of a U.S. resident to the PRC as part of its international extralegal repatriation effort known as 'Operation Fox Hunt.'
In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Matsumoto ordered An to pay a financial penalty of approximately $5 million, including approximately $1.3 million in restitution to the U.S. resident and his family, as well as a $50,000 fine.
An pleaded guilty in May 2024 and was charged in October 2022.
'Quanzhong An acted at the direction of the PRC government to harass and intimidate individuals living on U.S. soil as part of a pernicious scheme to force their repatriation to the PRC,' stated United States Attorney John J. Durham. 'Thanks to our collective efforts, the scheme failed, and the defendant has been brought to justice.'
An's involvement in the repatriation scheme began in 2017, when he attempted to locate the U.S. resident by visiting the home of the U.S. resident's adult son, without notice or invitation.
For years, Quanzhong An threatened, harassed, and attempted to intimidate a U.S. resident and his family at the behest of the People's Republic of China, with the ultimate goal of strong-arming the individual into leaving the United States and returning to China to face an unknown fate.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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