Guilty plea for New York man who ran secret Chinese 'police station'

Chen Jinping faces up to five years in prison. - Photo: FBI / DOJ

NEW YORK: A 60-year-old man pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in running a clandestine Chinese "police station" in New York as part of a campaign to monitor and harass US-based dissidents.

Chen Jinping, 60, faces up to five years in prison for conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Justice Department said in a statement.