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Ex-NYPD Officer Sentenced to 18 Months for Acting as Undisclosed Chinese Agent

Michael McMahon was convicted of aiding China's Operation Fox Hunt by stalking a New Jersey resident and his family to coerce their repatriation.

Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant working as a private investigator, arrives for the start of his trial on charges related to a global repatriation campaign by Chinese law enforcement known as ‘Operation Fox Hunt,’ at Brooklyn federal court in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Overview

  • Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant turned private investigator, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $11,000 for acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China and interstate stalking.
  • McMahon was hired in 2016 as part of China's Operation Fox Hunt, targeting Xu Jin, a former Wuhan city official living in New Jersey, accused of corruption by Beijing.
  • The scheme involved surveillance, harassment, and coercion, including flying in Xu's elderly father and leaving a threatening note on his door to pressure him to return to China.
  • McMahon received over $19,000 for his role, concealing payments by depositing them into his son’s bank account, and acknowledged knowing his clients wanted the target repatriated.
  • Two co-defendants, Zhu Yong and Congying Zheng, were sentenced earlier this year, while five other individuals charged in the case remain at large, believed to be in China.