US drops case against Marine veteran cop accused of spying for China

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US drops case against Marine veteran cop accused of spying for China
By Bobby Caina Calvan, The Associated Press
Jan 23, 01:03 AM
NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, leaves Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/The Associated Press)

Charges against a New York City police officer accused of spying on behalf of China were formally dropped Thursday after U.S. prosecutors said they uncovered new information that warranted the dismissal.

It ended a two-year ordeal for Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, who spent about six months in custody before being granted bail. He had been accused of spying on expatriate Tibetans in New York on behalf of officials at the Chinese consulate in the city.

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