Chinese Magnate Admits to Making Straw Donations to N.Y. Politicians

A Chinese business titan pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges that he made more than $10,000 in straw donor contributions to political candidates — including, a person familiar with the case said, to a New York congressman and Mayor Eric Adams. Hui Qin, 56, of Old Westbury, N.Y., who was once listed on Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires, ran a now-defunct entertainment business called SMI Culture. But he has been in federal custody since the fall, when he was arrested at an apartment he kept at the Plaza Hotel…

Ex-NYPD Detective Accused of Stalking Americans for China: What to Know

A jury is considering the case of a former New York Police Department sergeant and two other men accused of stalking a family in New Jersey on behalf of the Chinese government after their two-week trial wrapped up in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday. The defendants are Michael McMahon, the retired sergeant, 55; Zhu Yong, who also goes by Jason Zhu, 66; and Zheng Congying, 27. The latter two are Chinese citizens with U.S. green cards. The men are accused of playing crucial roles in Operation Fox Hunt, a global…