Magistrate judge case numbers: 

  1. March 17, 2021

    Fight Over Vaccine Won't Prevent Jailed Developer's Release

    A jailed Chinese real estate developer's compassionate release over COVID-19 concerns will go ahead after a Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday rejected a last minute objection from prosecutors, who cited the defendant's initial refusal to be vaccinated last month.

  2. March 16, 2021

    Developer Jailed For UN Bribes Wins Early Release On 2nd Try

    A Chinese billionaire real estate developer serving time for allegedly bribing United Nations officials got a New York federal judge to agree Monday to cut his sentence short due to rising COVID-19 rates at his prison and his plans to leave the U.S., after the same judge previously denied early release.

  3. March 05, 2021

    Ex-Foundation Exec Avoids Prison For UN Bribery Scheme

    The former finance director of a Manhattan-based economic development organization on Friday avoided any prison time for her role in a scheme to facilitate bribe payments to the president of the United Nations General Assembly.

  4. May 08, 2020

    Chinese Developer Can't Cite Virus To Slip Prison For Bribery

    A 71-year-old Chinese real estate developer with heart disease and diabetes will have to stay behind bars while serving time for a bribery conviction after a New York federal judge on Friday ruled against his coronavirus-based release bid.

  5. April 13, 2020

    Feds Say COVID-19 No Reason To Free Chinese Developer

    A 71-year-old Chinese real estate developer with heart disease and diabetes should not be released in the middle of his four-year bribery sentence simply because he is afraid of contracting the coronavirus, prosecutors told a New York federal court.

  6. April 09, 2020

    Convicted Developer Wants Out Of COVID-19 'Death Sentence'

    Chinese real estate developer Ng Lap Seng has asked a federal judge to grant him compassionate release from prison, saying his age and health conditions put him at a high risk of death if he is infected with the novel coronavirus.

  7. November 08, 2019

    Ex-UN Diplomat Spared Prison For Taking $1.5M In Bribes

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former United Nations diplomat on Friday to time served and community service after he pled guilty to a bribery scheme involving top officials and millions of dollars, citing his early cooperation with prosecutors.

  8. September 11, 2018

    Jailed Chinese Billionaire Gets Back Most Of $20M Cash Bail

    The U.S. government returned $17.2 million to imprisoned billionaire Ng Lap Seng on Tuesday, cutting a check for most of the $20 million the Chinese real estate magnate pledged in 2015 as part of a massive bail package in the run-up to his bribery conviction.

  9. June 27, 2018

    No Bail For Chinese Billionaire During Appeal: 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday denied a Chinese billionaire's bid to stay out of prison as he appeals his conviction for bribing United Nations ambassadors to get support for a conference center project in Macau, saying he hadn't shown he wasn't a flight risk.

  10. June 26, 2018

    2nd Circ. Weighs Jail For Convicted Chinese Billionaire

    A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical of a convicted Chinese real estate billionaire's argument that he should stay out of prison while the court hears his case, offering to expedite the appeal if it decides to deny bail.