Michael mcmahon, a retired nypd sergeant turned private investigator, was sentenced to 18 months after a jury found him guilty of acting as a foreign agent and interstate stalking. Trump pardons retired new york cop convicted of acting as chinese agent the former nypd officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison in april on charges he stalked a new jersey couple as part of a. Authorities’ efforts to combat what they claim are beijing’s farflung. The white house praised the former new york police department sergeant for his law enforcement service, touting his commendations and service in the aftermath of september 11, 2011, and cast trump’s decision to pardon him as one of fairness because of what it said were “issues” with his trial.
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