Trump pardons ex-NYPD cop convicted of helping China stalk an expat Michael McMahon's lawyer said the pardon ‘corrects a horrible injustice’ The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to 18 months after conviction for helping China stalk an expat A former New York police sergeant has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in a U.S. case about China’s pursuit of critics abroad The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
Key witness at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez faces grueling day of cross-examination The government’s prized turncoat witness at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez has been politely combative as defense lawyers try to poke holes in his testimony and portray him as a habitual liar The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt follows Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say Menendez arranged The Independent UK · May 17, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez's co-defendants, including his wife, plead not guilty to revised bribery charges Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, including his wife, have pleaded not guilty in New York City to a revised indictment The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home An American sleuth and two Chinese men are facing jurors in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023
Chinese agent or private eye? Ex-NY cop's 'Fox Hunt' trial kicks off A former New York City police sergeant charged with acting as an illegal Chinese agent for allegedly intimidating a U.S.-based fugitive from China went on trial on Wednesday and argued he did not know that country's government was behind a private surveillance job he took. Reuters · May 31, 2023
Wall Street investor Hwang, once worth billions, arrested The owner of a New York-based hedge fund that collapsed when it defaulted on margin calls has been arrested on charges alleging he defrauded leading global investment banks and brokerages The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022