The US Justice Department announced charges against eight individuals it says acted as "Illegal agents" of China on Wednesday.
"[I am here] to announce charges against eight individuals for acting as agents of the People's Republic of China while taking part in an illegal Chinese law enforcement operation known as Fox Hunt here in the United States.
They are said to have "Assisted PRC officials in a scheme to coerce certain individuals to return to the PRC against their will," according to acting United States Attorney Seth DuCharme.
In the DOJ press conference FBI Director Christopher Wray called it "Outrageous" that Beijing would think it can get away with conducting illegal operations on US soil.
JUST IN: DOJ and FBI officials have charged 8 Chinese agents for taking part in an illegal espionage program known as Operation Fox Hunt to crack down on dissenters pic.
Among the targets was a resident of New Jersey identified in court records as John Doe-1, whose elderly father was brought to the U.S. from China against his will "To use the surprise arrival... to threaten and attempt to coerce John Doe-1's return to the PRC," prosecutors said.
It was apparently a multi-year campaign to surveil and harass Chinese citizens on US soil under the rationale that they were suspected of crimes in China.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Five Arrested As "Illegal Agents" Of China In FBI Bust Of Major PRC Operation On US Soil
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