USA v. YAN

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cr-00402

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Naomi Reice Buchwald

  1. May 16, 2023

    Businessman Gets 3½ Years For Marshall Islands Bribe Plot

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a Chinese-born businessman to 3½ years in prison Tuesday for bribing political officials in the Marshall Islands in an attempt to gain control over a Pacific Ocean atoll and turn it into a semi-autonomous business zone.

  2. December 01, 2022

    Pair Admit Bribing Pacific Atoll Politicians In Shady Biz Plot

    A Chinese entrepreneur and his assistant copped Thursday in Manhattan federal court to bribing political officials in the Republic of the Marshall Islands after prosecutors said they planned to turn a faraway Marshallese atoll into a semi-autonomous business zone.

  3. September 06, 2022

    Pair Accused Of Marshall Atoll Bribe Scheme In Plea Talks

    A Chinese entrepreneur and his assistant denied bribing officials in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to obtain control over a Marshallese atoll at a Tuesday arraignment where a Manhattan federal judge was told they are in plea discussions.

  4. September 02, 2022

    Feds Say Businessman Tried To Buy Control Of Pacific Atoll

    A Chinese entrepreneur and his assistant were charged Friday in New York with bribing officials in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to wrest control over a Marshallese atoll and turn it into a semi-autonomous business zone under their control.