Federal authorities have dropped the case against an NYPD officer accused of working as a spy for the Chinese government.
The obstruction charges stem from the allegedly falsified documents he submitted for his own national security background investigation.
Officials believed that asylum request was also predicated on a lie, given Angwang has traveled back to China several times since his application was granted and has significant ties to family members who still live in the People's Republic. Furthermore, he would have been dismissed from the U.S. Army Reserves entirely had the organization been aware of the relationship he allegedly had with two Chinese consulate officials in the New York area dating back to at least 2018.
Investigators believe Angwang received tasks from that consulate contact and reported back to that contact. Between June 18 and March 2020, he allegedly called or texted that contact's phone at least 55 times. He also called or texted the second consulate official at least 53 times between August 2014 and 2017.
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