FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2015, file photo, a New York City police officer sits in a cruiser at a checkpoint surrounding Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations in New York. The vast majority of complaints about New York City police officers' mistreatment of youths stemmed from encounters with black and Hispanic children, according to a new study by the city’s police watchdog agency. Nearly two-thirds of youth complaints to the Civilian Complaint Review Board involved children of color, the report says, including some “stopped for seemingly innocuous activities such as playing, high-fiving, running, carrying backpacks, and jaywalking." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has been charged with spying on Tibetan immigrants in the United States as an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government. A criminal complaint filed Monday in Brooklyn federal court accuses Baimadajie Angwang of working as an agent for the People’s Republic of China. The 33-year-old Angwang was ordered held without bail at an initial court appearance. There was no immediate response to a phone message seeking comment from his lawyer.
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