Criminal Law
Five Arrested and Charged for Being Illegal Agents for China
Five people were arrested Wednesday, and one more was being sought, on charges they acted as illegal agents of China.
The six acted at the direction of Chinese government officials as they tried to force Chinese nationals in the United States to return to China through a multi-year campaign of stalking and harassment, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.
Hongru Jin, Zhu Yong and Michael McMahon were arrested in the Northeast. Rong Jing and Zheng Congving were arrested in California. Zhu Feng remains at large.
“The defendants assisted PRC officials in a scheme to coerce certain individuals to return to the PRC against their will,” said acting United States Attorney Seth DuCharme.
