A Bronx man was found guilty by a jury of acting as an unregistered foreign agent while running a ¡°police station¡± in Manhattan¡¯s Chinatown at the direction of the Chinese government.
Jianwang ¡°Harry¡± Lu, 64, was also convicted Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court of obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said it was the first criminal case of its kind.
The most serious charge, obstruction, carries a maximum prison term of 20 years, the U.S. said. No sentencing date has been set. Lu, a U.S. citizen, remains free on bond.
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