US charges seven in alleged plot to repatriate US resident to China

The eight-count indictment is the latest case by the US Justice Department targeting China’s apparent expatriation campaign. - Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters): The United States unsealed criminal charges on Thursday (Oct 20) against seven Chinese nationals accused of waging a surveillance and harassment campaign against a U.S. resident and his family, in a bid by the Chinese government to repatriate one of them back to China.

The eight-count indictment, unsealed in a US District Court in Brooklyn, New York, is the latest case by the Justice Department targeting China's apparent expatriation campaign, known as "Operation Fox Hunt."