A federal jury today acquitted Litang "Henry" Liang, a former director at Chinatown Main Streets, of charged that he spied on members of Boston's Chinese-American community and tried to recruit some of them to back the regime, according to court records.
Liang, 65, had been indicted and arrested in 2023 on two felony counts: Conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification and acting as an agent of a foreign government without notice to the attorney general, which together carried a maximum sentence of 15 years.
The jury, sitting at the Moakley Courthouse in South Boston, however, did not buy federal accusations that any exchanges between Liang and Chinese consular officials constituted felonies. Prosecutors had charged this included snitching to Beijing about somebody who destroyed PRC flags in Chinatown and providing the Chinese Ministry of Public Safety with names and information about potential recruits for their efforts in the US - including somebody who "worked for an elected official in Boston" - as well as names of pro-Taiwanese members of the community.
The jury began deliberating after closing arguments on Friday.
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Magoo sez
By MisterMagooForYoo
Mon, 02/10/2025 - 4:20pm
Hmmmmm very interesting sez Magoo. Verrrrrrrrrry interesting. Magoo. 🥸
Usually the feds win at trial
By deselby
Mon, 02/10/2025 - 10:05pm
The defense lawyer Derege Demissie did very well.
He must have leaned on the First Amendment and the distrust the FBI and feds have earned in Boston.
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