Brooklyn Jury Convicts Bronx Man of Illegal Chinese Agent Role

A Brooklyn federal jury convicted Bronx resident Lu Jianwang, 64, of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and obstructing justice by deleting messages tied to a clandestine police outpost operating in Manhattan’s Chinatown. The verdict, returned after a weeklong trial in U.S. District Court before Judge Nina R. Morrison, leaves Lu facing up to 30 years in prison when sentenced. Prosecutors said the operation was directed by China’s Ministry of Public Security, and that Lu destroyed evidence after federal agents searched the location.

Lu, who also goes by the name Harry Lu, was found guilty on two counts of a superseding indictment and acquitted on a related conspiracy charge. His codefendant, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to conspiring to act as an agent of the Ministry of Public Security and is awaiting sentencing. Lu is free on bail pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to prosecutors, Lu and Chen helped establish an overseas “police service station” in early 2022 at an office building at 107 East Broadway. Investigators said the outpost displayed a banner reading Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York, USA....