New York jury convicts former police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of China
A Brooklyn, New York, jury on Tuesday convicted a former New York City police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of Chinese authorities when they attempted to intimidate US residents to return to China. Michael McMahon, a former New York City police sergeant, faces up to 20 years in prison. The other [...]
US charges Chinese prosecutor, 8 others with obstruction of justice, international stalking
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged nine individuals, including a Chinese prosecutor, with conspiring to act as illegal agents of China, international stalking, and obstruction of justice. According to the indictment filed Thursday by a federal grand jury in New York, the individuals charged were Lan Tu, Yongqiang Zhai, Ji Hu, Minjun Li, [...]
The History of Territorial Occupation by China and Its Relationship to COVID-19
The entire world is grappling with the COVID-19 catastrophe which according to Johns Hopkins University & Medicine has affected the lives of at least 13.4 million people and the demise of more than 581,000 people across the globe. Due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous countries were forced to implement nationwide lockdowns resulting [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Deutsche Bank executives Matthew Connolly and Gavin Campbell on Thursday to home confinement and imposed fines, foregoing a prison sentence for their crime. Connolly was the Director of Deutsche Bank’s Pool Trading Desk in New York, and Gavin Campbell Black [...]
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against online retailer Alibaba
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a lawsuit brought against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd by the Chinese online retailer's shareholders last year. The suit alleged that in addition...
Federal appeals court rejects ACLU request for drone documents
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for information about the US government's...
Federal appeals court orders release of targeted killings memo
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over a memorandum detailing the legal justification for the US government's targeted killing...
Federal judge denies request for information on targeted killings
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for disclosure of tactics used by the US to...
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Pinto, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the third article in a 15-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Pinto explains why...
