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
Man Sentenced For Involvement In Beijing-Driven Pressure Campaign Man sentenced to 16 months for pressuring expatriates on behalf of Chinese government. Allegations of harassment of dissidents abroad highlighted. Top News · Jan 23, 2025
Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Chinese Man Sentenced For Role In Overseas Harassment Campaign Chinese retiree sentenced to prison in U.S. for pressuring official to return to China, highlighting transnational repression. Top News · Jan 16, 2025
Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas has been sentenced to two years in prison The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Retired NYPD cop guilty in Chinese government plot to pressure dissident into returning to China A former NYPD cop turned private investigator and two Chinese citizens were found guilty Wednesday in a landmark case taking aim at the Chinese government’s illegal efforts to extort dissidents living overseas. Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023
Three men including ex-NYPD officer convicted of harassing Chinese exile Prosecutors say ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ is a Beijing effort to pressure Chinese nationals in the US to return home to face charges The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2023
3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign Three men have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
US jury to weigh case prosecutors call part of China's 'Operation Fox Hunt' repatriation effort Jurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in the criminal trial of three men accused of trying to scare a former Chinese official into returning to his homeland The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Chinese ex-official's wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US 'upside-down' The wife of a former Chinese official has told a U.S. court about finding an ominous note on the couple's New Jersey front door The Independent UK · Jun 5, 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