USA v. YAN
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1:20-cr-00402
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.