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U.S. charges 7 in alleged plot to repatriate U.S. resident to China

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Federal authorities in New York charged seven people Thursday, including five in the People’s Republic of China, with a campaign of harassment against a Chinese national and his family living in the U.S., trying to force him to return home. It is the latest case by the Justice Department targeting China's apparent expatriation campaign, known as "Operation Fox Hunt." The lead defendant, Quanzhong An, and his daughter were arrested on Thursday morning. The rest of the defendants remain at large. The United States does not have an extradition treaty with China.

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NBC News

7 Chinese nationals charged in alleged plot to repatriate U.S. resident

Federal authorities have charged seven Chinese nationals over an alleged long-running harassment campaign to try and intimidate a U.S. resident into returning

2 years ago·United States

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WION

US charges seven Chinese nationals for 'forced' repatriation campaign

The United States on Thursday (October 20), unveiled criminal accusations against seven Chinese nationals who were accused of conducting a surveillance and harassment campaign against a US resident and his family, in an effort to deport them to China. Quanzhong An, 55, of Roslyn, New York, his 34-year-old daughter Guangyang An and five others, are the seven people accused.

2 years ago·Noida, India

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Al Arabiya

US charges seven Chinese nationals over forced repatriation campaign

The United States charged seven Chinese nationals on Thursday for participating in an alleged campaign to force a US resident back to China as part of an

2 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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Raw Story

US charges seven Chinese nationals over forced repatriation campaign

The United States charged seven Chinese nationals on Thursday for participating in an alleged campaign to force a US resident back to China as part of an "international extralegal repatriation" operation run by Beijing.The Justice Department said the defendants were engaged in Beijing's Operation Fox Hunt, which US authorities have said involves extra-judicial "repatriation squads" that clandestinely attempt to force expatriates to return to Chi…

2 years ago·United States

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Law360

DOJ Says Chinese Nationals Surveilled And Harassed Expat

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused seven Chinese nationals of scheming to surveil and harass a U.S. resident in an effort to coerce him to return to the People's Republic of China, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in New York federal court.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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KIFI

US charges seven Chinese nationals in alleged plot to bring fugitive back to China

By Samantha Beech, CNNThe United States has charged seven Chinese nationals over an alleged long-running plot to intimidate a US resident into returning to China to face criminal charges.The case is related to the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s Operation Fox Hunt, an international anti-corruption campaign targeting Chinese fugitives. The Chinese government launched Operation Fox Hunt in 2014 to target wealthy citizens accused of corruption, wh…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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